[Dennis is called into the site office. Herr Grunwald looks over the site plans with Dagmar.]
You said you wanted to see me?
Ja, as you seem to be the lead person.
No matter. The point is... you can get Osbourne back. He can stay.
Really? Oh, thanks a lot. That'll be a relief to him.
Ja... I hope he change for the better! [Exits the office]
DDagmar
He is very angry to give back the job.
DDagmar
[Pouring herself a coffee] Oh, because of the Germans. [She holds up her cup to ask if Dennis also wants a coffee]
DDagmar
They say it doesn't make them look good if an Englishman gets fired because of an argument with a German.
DDagmar
Mmm. So they said to him if he isn't coming back, we are not going to work.
The police say that the girl... she was assaulted, beaten up.
Yeah, well, anybody could see that. What's that got to do with Neville?
You saw what happened. She pointed him out. Last night, she say he beat her up.
That's bloody madness, man. Look, yer know young Neville, you know he's not capable of a thing like that! Don't yer?!
It would surprise me, yes I admit.
It is in police hands, all right?
No, it's not all right! Look, that young lad's down that cop shop, right? He's alone, he'll be scared stiff! He'll need a lawyer.Now you give me an hour off work, I'll get down there and try to sort it out.
...all right. He should have help. [Dennis turns and leaves the office.]
DDagmar
Wait for me! [Gets up.]
Wo denken Sie, wo Sie hingehen? (Where do you think you're going?)
DDagmar
Wir brauchen jemand zum dolmetschen. (We'll need someone to interpret.)
Sie haben Ihre Arbeit. (You have work to do.)
DDagmar
Ich geh' mit ihm. (I'm going with him.) [She leaves her office.]
...I dropped her off at her apartment. [The typist writes that up.]
PPolice Captain
You go with girl?
PPolice Captain
[To the typist] Fragen Sie, ob er zusammen mit den Mädchen aus dem Taxi gesteigen ist. (Ask him if he got out of the taxi with the girl.)
TTypist
[To Neville] You went with her... to her apartment?
Well, she asked us to. She said it was dark and she asked us to take her in. But I only went part of the way. Then... [The Captain gets up.] ...she asked us inside, but I said, "No, I had to get back." So, I left her and went to find another cab.
PPolice Captain
[To the typist] Fragen Sie wie lange es gedauert hat bevor das andere Taxi bekam. (Ask him how long it took before another taxi came.)
TTypist
[To Neville] How long did it take you to get another cab?
Only about ten minutes. I was back in the hut soon after.
TTypist
[To the Captain] Er hat ungefähr zehn Minuten und ist kurz nach zurück in der Baracke gegangen. (It took him ten minutes, then he went back to his hut shortly after.)
PPolice Captain
Das is Zeit genug. (That's enough time.)
[To the typist] What did he say?
TTypist
He said it was long enough.
Long enough for what? I was only with her a minute at the most. (The Captain takes the statement from the typewriter) It took us about ten minutes to find a cab. You can check the times with the barman, and all me mates, and both cabbies. [The Captain and the typist leave the room.]
DDagmar
He said he wants to question you and everybody who was with Neville that night. He's coming back to the building site with us.
Well, can I not go and see the lad?
DDagmar
Please, Dennis. It'll not help.
Hey, you're some swimmer, aren't ya?
DDagmar
At school I was even better. I won many prizes.
Did you win a prize for English too?
DDagmar
Oh yes, of course.
Just as well, isn'it? Otherwise we wouldn't have much to say to each other.
DDagmar
Ja? I'll just need to teach you German.
Oh ey, I might have to be 'round a long time for that!
[Running down the side of the pool to Dennis] How, Den!
Oz seen you leaving with your towel, so we worked it out.
[Resurfaces, spitting out some water] How, Dennis! [Swims up to Dennis, swallowing more pool water as he goes. He notices Dagmar at the other side of the pool] Hey, isn't that the tart from the office?
[Covering his tracks] Aye, apparently she, er... comes here a lot, like, yer kna. I just, er... bumped into her. Just a coincidence, like.
[To Neville] Howay, then, get yerself in, Nev, man. It's lovely! [Neville dives in]
Aye, it's a great idea, this, Den!
Well I can't understand why you never told wor you were coming. [To Neville] Give you a race.
Right! [Neville and Oz swim off. Dennis signals to Dagmar that he'll ring her. Dagmar reciprocates and swims off.]
Er, just a word in your ear, sir.
[To Dagmar] Dagmar, bitte machen sie mir eine Tasse Kaffee. (Dagmar, can you go make me a coffee, please?)
DDagmar
Das dauert noch ein bischen. Es is noch nicht ganz durch gemacht. (It'll take a while. It's not quite ready yet.)
Ich glaube, ich habe mein Auto nicht abgeschlossen. Können Sie mal sehen? (I think I forgot to lock my car. Can you go and check?) [Hands Dagmar his car keys. She takes them and leaves the office.] Follow me, please. [Dennis follows Grunwald into his office.] Yes, Patterson, what is it?
Not a word. Not one word will be heard by any of my lads. No to no-one, not to the Brits, not to the Erics, not to nobody. You have my solemn oath.
All except Magowan. But the rest of my lads, I promise you. However, if, er... if Magowan does find out, I mean his silence... I cannae guarantee.
So, er... it'd be best all round if Magowan left.
For what excuse can I give? He is good worker.
You'll think of somethin'. [Smiles, then leaves Grunwald to it.]
[In the site office, Dagmar gives her new assistant some work...]
DDagmar
Man will vier Kopien davon. Ich sage, wo man diese schicken muss. (Make four copies of this, and I'll tell you where to send them)
[Entering the office] Hello.
DDagmar
[Taking off her glasses] Hello. [Introduces the assistant] Oh, Dennis, this is Christa. She has just come to work with us.
DDagmar
Fräulein Christa.
Oh, yeah. Sorry. Er... [Quiet] I was thinking about the weekend.
DDagmar
What about the weekend?
DDagmar
It's all right. I don't think she speaks English.
Oh, sure. I didn't want to compromise you, did I?
DDagmar
[Laughs] I think that already happened after our first weekend.
Yeah, well, it's not common knowledge now, is it?
DDagmar
[Tuts] Come on. On this site? I should think by now it is history.
Yeah, well, there's no panic, then, is there? I was just thinkin' that we might do somethin', might take off for the weekend. I've been puttin' in some overtime an' I'm flush, that's all.
DDagmar
Oh, that sounds very good. But I have to see about my mother.
Well, er, have a think about it, okay?
DDagmar
Sure. [Dennis turns to leave] Oh, wait. The post. I think there is one for you here.
That's all right. I'll just take them across.
DDagmar
All right. Thank you. [Dennis takes the post from Dagmar]
Bye-bye, then. Wiedersehen. [Leaves the office.]
[To Dagmar] Erm... he is... your friend?
DDagmar
Oh, Sie sprechen doch Englisch? (Oh, so you do speak English, don't you?)
Oh! Für wen sind die, denn? (Oh! Who are those for?)
DDagmar
Ist da eine Karte dabei? (Is there a card with it?)
Ja... Oh, es ist auf Englisch. (Yeah... Oh, it's in English.)
DDagmar
Hmm... [Reads the card] "To Yvette, from someone who has waited a long time."
DDagmar
[Translating for Christa] "Fur Yvette, von jemandem, der schon seit langem warten."
[Confused] Wo ist denn Yvette? (Where's this Yvette?)
[Presenting the flowers to Christa] I'd like you to have these.
DDagmar
[On the phone as she watches] Es ist Ihnen ein kleiner Fehler mit Ihrer Buchhaltung unterlaufen. (You've made a small mistake in your accounting.)
Für mich? (For me?) And... it's not for Yvette, ja?
Eh? No, no... they're for you... from me.
DDagmar
Now, Wayne, what is going on? Who do these flowers belong to?
[Totally smitten] To her. As does my heart.
DDagmar
[Looking out of the window] Ich glaube, da wartet jemand auf Sie. (I think there's someone waiting for you.)
Ach, was soll ich denn jetzt machen? (Oh, what do I do now?) [She sighs as she takes the flowers] Men...
DDagmar
Sie können sich für die Blumen bedanken. (You could say "thank you" for the flowers.) [They leave the office. Dagmar locks up.] Alles klar. (All right.)
DDagmar
Tschüss. Bis Morgen. Schönen Abend noch. (Bye. See you tomorrow. Have a nice evening.)
Hello. I was just passing.
Erm... Why you buy for me these?
Why did I buy..? I just felt like it. Y'know, impulse.
Thank you so much, ja? [Turns and approaches her car, but Wayne follows her] Um... They're very lovely.
It's no more than you deserve, is it, eh?
There were other flowers much like these... from Oz, I think his name.
Really? What a coincidence, eh? Look, my name's, um... Wayne.
[Chuckles] I know. [Wayne opens Christa's car door; she puts the flowers on the front passenger seat] Thank you very much.
Er... you Englisch... you live there, ja?
Yeah, in the hut. Yeah. We call it the Stalag.
Wie bitte? (I beg your pardon?)
Stalag. 'Cos it's like a prisoner of war camp, y'know.
Oh! It's... nice camp, ja?
Nice? It's not exactly the Hilton, love, but it's okay, y'know. Just one of the hardships we have to endure to stay in your wonderful country.
Ja. [She closes the car door] Show me. [Heads towards the lads' hut]
[Giving chase] Look, it's a bit basic, love. I mean, it's got old socks and crisps and things in it, you know! I really don't think you'd like it that much!
Here, Oz. Isn't that Wayne with your bird there?
She's not my bird, man. Not since I found out that she isn't who she wasn't.
Still very tasty though, ain't she?
Yeah, yeah. Y'know, when Wayne gets his evil hands on her, mate...
Eh? [They give chase, watching from a distance. They see Wayne and Christa enter the hut.] What's he up to?
[As Christa takes in the grim reality of how the lads live] Well... I did warn you, love.
[Standing on Wayne's bed, hysterical] No, no!
[Also standing up] Don't worry, love. [Christa falls onto the bed] Get... stand up! [Oz enters]
No, look, you don't understand! You don't understand... [Oz picks Wayne up by the back of his jacket and throws him out of the hut, face first into a muddy puddle.]
[Hysterical] He bite me, he bite me!
Calm down, pet. I've taken care of that dirty little turd.
[Enterting the hut with Moxey] What's the matter, miss? Did Wayne try to ravish you, miss?
No, there... there is a rat. [That puts Barry and Moxey back on edge!]
GWGerman worker
Meine Damen, hätten Sie Lust was zu trinken, heute Abend? (Ladies, would you like to come out for a drink tonight?)
DDagmar
Nein. Wir haben schon was anderes vor. (No. We've already made plans.)
GWGerman worker
[Blocks the door] Aber, komm schon. Ich beisse nicht. (Come on, I don't bite!)
Nein, wirklich nichts. (No, really nothing.) [Christa enters the office.]
GWGerman worker
Ja, ja. Zu beschäftigt mit den verdammten Engländern. (Yeah, yeah. Too busy with the bloody English!)
DDagmar
Good morning, Wayne.
Erm... I brought you a little something.
Oh... [Wayne presents her with the plaque] Oh, Wayne, it's beautiful. You made it yourself, ja?
Well, y'know, on my union card it says "joiner", but I'm a sculptor, really.
Christa Oh, er... Dagmar, look. Erm... Wayne has made me a paperweight!
No. No, no, it's not a paperweight. It's a plaque, ain't it? Y'know, you're supposed to put it on the wall like, y'know... [Puts it atop the first aid cabinet] ...above your bed, like.
Oh, of course. Erm... it will look very nice there.
That's all right, then, ain't it? Erm, I wanna fill in one of those forms as well, if you'd give us a hand.
The, erm... work permits, whatever you call them.
[Getting up] You're staying?
Yeah. About the only one who is, by the look of it. [Dagmar turns around] Course, erm... a couple of lads haven't quite made their minds up yet, y'know.
[Getting the forms] You want me to, erm... to write this for you, ja?
Yeah, please, if you would, love. My German never got past Donner and Blitzen.
[Laughs] Okay. [Grabs a pen] Please, your full name.
Look, you do know why I'm doing this, don't you?
[Smiles back at Wayne] I think I can guess.
Right... It's Wayne Winston Norris.
DDagmar
Beautiful, isn't it?
Oh yes, no doubt about that. [Looks down towards the Rhineknie Bridge] Mind you, we've got a bridge over the Tyne that's just like that. Well... it's not exactly like that, but it's beautiful in its own sort of way, and uh...
DDagmar
You sound as if you are homesick. [Dennis doesn't respond] Well, what is it going to be - the Rhine or the Tyne?
Well, I'll tell you, bonny lass, the last few days have been amongst the worst in my life. I mean, I know they haven't been a picnic for you, either, but... well, the way I see things now is this: If I, er... If I was Dennis the Bold, I'd be starting off a new life in a new country with a lovely lady as a companion. But, unfortunately, Dennis the Brave is also a selfish sod, you know, he gets his mates all carved up when he tries to act big! So, he goes back to being Dennis the Realistic, and his role in life is... to be there for other people to lean on. And three of those people happen to be his wife and his kids. I mean, I put realism before bravery every time.
DDagmar
[upset] ...But would you have stayed if Vera hadn't come last weekend?
DDagmar
Well... don't you think that I need to lean on you just as much as she does?
Because, Vera's got the kids, Dagmar! Don't you see? It's the kids! They make the difference! I mean, because of that... the way I am, I mean, I always get pulled into the area of greatest need! [Dagmar turns away] Look, I'm sorry, Dagmar, I really am.
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