Helen Smith, Juliana Crain/Julia Mills and others in “Unfinished Business”

Helen Smith

It's cute, isn't it? You're lucky to get one of the singles. Most of the other girls have to share an apartment.

Other girls?

This is a dormitory for single women. Would you like tea? I made some.

Yes. Thanks. That's very kind.

Okay.

How many other girls live here?

Uh, there's space for 20 or 30, but I'm not sure how many are here now. Oh. We've thrown some things into the closet for you. There wasn't much time, so I hope they fit. And you'll find some make-up in the bathroom.

Wow. This is so much more than I could have hoped for.

Well, it's hard work to... Once you get settled, you'll be expected to join some of the neighborhood committees and the Nazi Women's League. But first you have to pass the ACT.

What is the ACT?

The Auxiliary Citizenship Test. That gives you the right to stay in the Reich permanently. You must be exhausted after everything you've been through.

I am a little.

Why don't you come by the house tomorrow? Say, 10:00. We can have coffee and get to know each other.

All right.

Okay. We're at 5026 Roxboro. I have left a tuna casserole in the fridge for you. But there's a grocer over on von Braun Street if you need anything else. You'll find 50 marks and some change in the desk drawer there.

You thought of everything. I don't know what to say.

Well, that's just it. You don't have to say anything.... See, now you're some place where good people actually look out for one another. I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay.

Okay.

Thanks. [as Helen goes for the door] Wait. What about the key?

Oh, there isn't one. No one locks their doors around here.