02x20 - The Hostages

[bunniefuu]

You say there are three stall showers?

And an old-fashioned bath tub!

And hot water? You're sure?

I'm telling you!

The joint was on fire when I flushed it out.

That's how come the water tank is boiling hot.

Hey Barnarbo.

How come you're telling us instead of your own squad?

Yeah, Barnarbo, how come?

Because...

Everyone knows you guys found a cake of French soap.

Oh, good news travels fast, doesn't it?

Well, how's about it? Am I in?

Okay, Barnarbo. You're in.

Lead us to it.

Oh, boy!

Be my guests, gentlemen!

Relax, Sarge. I already flushed it out myself.

You guys don't trust no one!

I told you the joint's clean.

Hey! Hey, this is really hot!

Whoo! Showers!

Hey, mine works!

Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Somebody's got to stand watch. Barnarbo, you take the first turn.

Me? Hey, why me?

Why do I have to wait and let you guys go first?

Hey, I found this joint.

[laughs]

Don't you guys use all that hot water.

Don't worry about it. I'll hurry out and take over for you.

Hot water, hot water!

Boy, and the first time this week!

[whooping and cheering]

[distant] Hey, Doc.

[distant] Hey, let go of me.
[laughter]

Oh, Barnarbo!

You beautiful man!

You know what's going to happen to you?

You are going to get yourself a real hot water shower!

With real French soap!

Then you know what?

- [distant] Give me the soap.
- Here's the soap!

This is what.

Clean clothes!

Absolutely clean!

[humming]

[singing]

[humming continues]

Oh, Barnarbo. You lucky dog!

[distant chattering]

[distant singing]

Once over lightly, barber.

and use plenty of your best talcum.

I got a date tonight with the mayor's daughter.

She likes me to smell sweet.

Oh, I also want a shoe shine.

One you can see her face in!

Barber, call in your best manicurist.
You know the one I mean?

The blonde with those three lovely eyes?

Luxury, Barnarbo.

Luxury.

It's the only way to live.

[singing]

Hey, Sarge! It's great, isn't it?

[laughing]

Just great.

Hey, Barnarbo?

Hey, Barnarbo!

Come and get it.

We need some more soap.

Hey!

Whoo-hoo!

Stop the showers.

[singing]

Showers! Stop it.

Quickly.

Ecktmann.

Your friend had a yearning for the good things in life.

He died expressing a wish for a shoe shine and a manicure.

That's typical of you Americans, your love of creature comforts.

I went to a University there, in America, yes.

Come out.

Move.

Your clothes and equipment tell me that one of you is a sergeant.

One a PFC and the third a medic.

Which of you is the medic?

I am.

Get dressed.

Quickly!

- Is it all right if I dry myself off?
- No, it is not!

You will do only as you are instructed.

Do you understand?

Do you understand?

- Yeah, I understand.
- Good!

Which of you is the sergeant?

I'm the sergeant.

Get your clothes on and be careful.

Bring your trousers, take the rest of your clothes over there.

Leave your jacket, leave it. Leave it!

Now sit down on the floor.

You! Get dressed, quickly!

Go back there.

Quickly!

Now listen to me, medic.

I want you to go back to your unit and get a vehicle.

An ambulance would be ideal but a closed truck will do.

You will bring it back here within 30 minutes.

Do you understand?

They won't let me have a vehicle.

You have thirty minutes.

You will say nothing to anyone.

If you fail to return or if you do not return alone,

I shall k*ll both of these men.

Do you understand that?

You tell the Lieutenant exactly what happened here.

That would be foolish, very foolish.

Your thirty minutes begin right now.

Ecktmann!

If you think they're going to give Doc a vehicle just like that,

you should have spent a couple more years in the states.

You know, Sergeant.

I have a great deal of confidence in the initiative of Americans.

That's good. Because there are a lot more between here and your lines.

Even if Doc got that truck, and that's a thousand to one shot.

You'll never make it out of town with it.

I think I shall.

You see, Sergeant, I have excellent insurance.

But we control the roads from your lines to here.

That may be true.

Of course, I'm counting on your medic and his loyalty to you.

No loyalty, no truck.

You figure on that by wearing our clothes, you'll make it out
of here in broad daylight, is that it?

I just told you, Sergeant.

I have excellent insurance.

Get up!

Move!

You, sit down.

Over there.

Put your hands behind your head.

Sit.

You, sit here.

Hands behind your head.

Cross your feet.

Hey, is the motor Sergeant here?

I'm him.

Listen, Sgt. Saunders has gotta have a truck right away.

Oh, yeah. Everybody's got to have a truck right away, boy. Everybody.

- Yeah, but the Sarge...
- Don't give me tribulation, boy.

Now these vehicles are dead-lined after order of the Captain.

I've got until 1045 hours tomorrow to get
them standing tall and ready to move out.

And I don't think this dang thing's ever going to move!

- Yeah, but listen...
- You listen, Yank!

Now you go on over to HQ and get yourself
something on a slip of paper to show me

Without that, you ain't got a chance.

Millions of men in this dang army and
I gotta do everything my darned self!

I swear I don't like it!

Uh, well, I gotta see Lt. Hanley.

He ain't here, he had to go back to Battalion.
Can I leave him a message?

Please say no. I'm busy.

Well, no. You see, it's Sgt. Saunders.

Yeah? What's Saunder's beef?

He needs a requisition for a vehicle, a truck.

A truck?

For what?

Well, I really couldn't tell you that, Sarge.

Now listen, Doc, you get back to Saunders

and you tell him all our trucks are on deadline, get it?

And if he still wants to argue, you tell him
to come back and talk to the exec. himself!

And he better have a real good reason because if he doesn't...

All right.

I'll see if the exec. can find time to talk to you.

I just want to say that I hope you have a
good case for getting a truck because...

Well, do you know the new exec.?

No. I didn't even know we had a new exec.

You'll like him, he's a great guy but...

Well, he's real G.I.

He not only goes by the book, he helped write it.

Something on your mind, medic?

No, I was just looking, Corporal.

Can the goop, medic, I'm wise to guys like you.

Why do you suppose I always take the rotor out everytime I park her?

Come on. Scram before I call the MPs.

[Capt. Aptmeyer singing in German]

[conversing in German]

Maybe you're wrong about Doc.

He might go by the book.

I don't think so, Sergeant.

Your lives are at stake.

No.

I knew too many of you in your great democracy.

You got the requisition?

Oh, the truck.

No, no. The Lieutenant wasn't in. Forget it.

Then what are you doing back here, boy?

You're not going to believe this but I saw that you were all alone

Well, I like to work with my hands.

I haven't had a chance to touch a wrench since I came in this army.

Well, now, don't that beat all.

The way the army does things.

A man's a mechanic, they make a medic out of him.

I was just an amateur, family car, stuff like that.

I never had a chance to be a real pro like you guys.

That song you got in your voice.

Where you from, boy?

I'm from Arkansas.

Why! That's almost Oklahoma!

I knew there was something about you!

You stick around, boy.

We'll work us awhile then I got a couple cans of beer stashed away.

Well, good enough!

This wheel looks like it's about ready to go on there.

Yeah, it is. I started to fix it myself.

I took off the busted wheel but then that
little dude came in there and it's got priority.

Well, give me some tools. Let's get on it!

Why, you know something, Arkansas?

Next time I get me a 48-hour pass, I'm going
to help out in the base hospital!

I swear I am. Come on, step over here into my office.

I'm beginning to be disappointed in your medic.

You might as well face it.

They're not going to give Doc a truck, just like that.

They'll find out what happened here.

If your medic isn't back in eight more minutes

My sergeant and I will be forced to leave here on foot.

Obviously, we cannot take you with us as planned.

Obviously.

Yeah, that ought to get it, old buddy.

Hey, you think maybe we ought to give her a trial run?

- Oh, I don't see no reason why not.
- Okay.

Whoa, hold it. Shut it off, shut it off.

[questioning in German]

[replies in German]

Try it now.

[engine turns over]

Whoa, whoa.

I just remembered something.

You came here first off to get a truck for Sgt. Saunders, didn't you?

That's right.

Well, why don't you go ahead and do whatever
chore he wants you to do before you come back.

Hey, you mean that?

Oh, sure, go on. I'l have the beer ready when you come back.

Okay, thanks a lot, Sarge!

- Get out and take cover!
- [g*nsh*t]

- What is it?
- sn*per!

- I gotta get through there!
- Take cover!

[g*nf*re]

[b*llet ricochets]

I gotta get going!

They'll nail you in the first ten feet. You sit tight.

What time is it? You got the time?

Relax, medic. You ain't going anywhere.

Well, what are they waiting for?

We got a tank coming up to clean out that steeple.

Hey, come back! You can't go up that street!

I'm not going to!

Are you loco?

Come back here, medic!

Hauptmann, the ambulance!

You, get up!

Up!

Lie down on the floor.

Down, I said!

Did you say anything to anyone?

- No.
- Are you sure?

Is anyone in that ambulance?

No, there isn't. I didn't tell any...

You dirty...

Silence.

Your two friends are merely stunned.

Remember this, medic:

I can do without any one of you, if necessary, you included.

Now, are there litters in that ambulance and blankets?

- Yes.
- Good!

You will go out and bring in two litters and blankets.

You will be careful, medic.

Let no one see you bringing them in.

If anyone passes, you wait.

You let them pass. Yes?

I got a right to know what you're going to do with us.

Of course, you have.

You will drive the ambulance.

And your two friends will ride in the litters.

Outside of town, my sergeant and myself will leave you.

And then you can drive back here.

It's as simple as that.

Ecktmann, schnell.

Hey, buddy. You got a match?

I asked you if you had a match.

A match?

No, I don't carry them.

Picking up some wounded?

No, no.

No? Well, what are you doing here?

Well, I was just...

[stammers]
I was waiting for a guy.

I guess you guys got to get your wire strung up?

My buddy will yell when he needs me.

Yeah.

- Hey, what's a matter?
- Nothing.

- Here.
- Oh, thank you. Thank you!

You know, I often wondered.

How does a guy get to be a medic?

Well, it's the same way you got to be a commo man, I guess

I worked for the phone company before the w*r.

What were you, a doctor?

No, I mostly did farmwork, stuff like that.

Farmwork?

I suppose that would be helpful.

You know, for training. Fixing up animals, like when they get sick .

Yeah, yeah. It helped me a lot.

Where is that idiot.

I know your job is rough all right.

But look at it this way, when you fix a wound,

You've got some hope that it'll stay fixed.

But, me, I string a phone line today but I

know I'm going to have to tear it down tomorrow or next week.

Either that or the Krauts will destroy it.

Oh, it makes for fustration, I can tell you.

Yeah.

- Look, I gotta get going.
- Yeah?

Okay, listen let me run this up to my buddy and I'll bring it right back.

No, hey, it's all right. You keep it.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, go ahead.

- Well, thanks a lot buddy.
- Okay.

- I'll see you around.
- Right.

They must appear to be badly wounded if we're stopped.

Put them down.

Lay the men in the litters and cover them with blankets.

Ecktmann.

Quickly.

Quickly.

Now.

The other one.

Be back in a minute, Charlie.
Something screwy's going on down there.

-Ecktmann.
- Jawhol.

Take the wheel.

Hey, hey.

I brought back your lighter.

I told you to keep it.

Oh, thanks. Hey...

I thought you weren't going to pick up anyone.
I saw you put some guys in back.

You better stand well aways, soldier.
These men are not wounded, they're sick.

They'll have to fumigate that whole place.

- Sick?
- Yeah.

Meningitis.

Meningitis?

Slowly, slowly.

We mustn't attract attention.

[explosions]

Ecktmann.

Good.

When do we stop?

The firing up ahead alarm you?

You said when we got out of town you'd let us go.

In time, in time.

Keep your eyes on the road!

[siren]

Ecktmann, Ecktmann!

You watch it, medic.

All right, just where do you think you're going?

I...what is it?

I asked, where are you going?

We're going to Battalion aid.

You better get a compass, buddy.

Battalion aid is back there. Up ahead, there's a little w*r going on.

[laughs] We know that.

We've been ordered to pick up some wounded at Saint Belaz.

Bring them back to Battalion aid.

- Who are you?
- My name is Saunders.

Why are you riding an ambulance?
You look like walking wounded.

[muffled groans]

What's that?

We got some more wounded in the back.

Let's take a look.

He got a bad one, poor guy.

If we don't get him to a doctor soon, it will be too late.

You got two stretcher cases and two walking wounded.

Yes.

You soldier, what's your name and outfit?

As you can see, his jaw is smashed. A Kraut r*fle butt.

You don't have much to say, do you?

Well, what do you want me to say?

What's the biggest football game of the year?

The Rosebowl.

Where is the Rosebowl?

In California, Pasadena.

Okay.

Hold it.

Saunders.

What's your blood type?

O.

Just routine.

We've got our usual report on infiltrators.

Yes, I'm sure you have.

Hold it!

You're in the mud!

- Put it in four-wheel drive!
- Put it in four-wheel drive.

Get moving!

You weren't trying to leave without me were you, medic?

You're getting too brave, medic.

Don't try to be a hero, you understand?

Do you understand? Answer me!

- I understand.
- Good!

Slow down and turn left onto the next dirt road.

Not so fast, now.

It must be right around this bend.

Ecktmann.

This is as far as we'll go.

Just this side of those wrecked vehicles.

This is where I shall put you and your friends to the

use for which I have brought you so far.

What do you mean? Why did you bring us here?

[horn honks continuously]

[horn blaring]

I still need you, medic.

[muffled yelling]

That's all I can do for him here, Sarge.

Yeah.

I didn't accomplish a thing.

I was hoping that...

Can't blame yourself, the wrong Kraut got it.

This man's pretty bad, he needs some help.

You can blame your medic friend for that.

Get up. Up!

Over that way, get moving.

What about him? You can't leave him here, he'll die.

Let him die.

Get moving!

Keep moving.

- Is that where you're leading us?
- A minefield?

- Push on there!
- Push on where?

Across the field while there's still daylight.

Over there are the German lines.

My unit laid this field.

Your sappers have not had time to clear it.

But I know the narrowest point.

You and the non-combatant will proceed ahead of me.

That's what he meant!

He brought us all this way to clear a path through that mine field for him!

There is no need to be afraid, medic.
We'll make it safely.

- Be careful!
- What if we don't get there safely?

There is no reason why we can't, Sergeant.

Usually, we use pigs to trip the mines.

But you Americans are not pigs.

You have reasoning power, yes?

You'll be careful, yes?

Get going!

Sergeant, I shall repeat the order just once.

and then I'll k*ll you.

Move!

Doc!

Doc!

He's dead, Doc.

Doc, I'm wounded.

Help me.