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Was he?

Yeah,

yeah.

Everybody's dead.

Let's light the fuse.

Okay, this is it.

Well, you got them all lit, Tunley.

Think the plane will be on time?

It better be.

I've got a date with a redhead.

Our new team will be coming in pretty soon.

I hope they don't have it as rough as we did.

The copper fuel tanks?

Destroyed?

Slow down. We'll get off right there.

Of course, he goes to Baker 7. We've been attacked and ambushed. Repeat,

been attacked.

here a long time.

Sure hope that pilot knows where we are.

Sarge, what's the first thing you're going to do when you get back?

That's easy.

Problem is, what do I do second?

The pilot was dead.

Couldn't reach him.

These salt fields are like quicksand.

It's impossible to walk on them.

The Americans seem to have managed.

Still worrying about the salt fields, Admiral von Vogels?

It's not the salt fields, Wunder.

It's what's in them.

I don't know how many Americans escaped.

We'll get all the information soon.

I'm so sorry you missed Miss Topola.

I know how you look forward to her visits.

You are very perceptive.

Thank you, Fulda.

There's one for the scrap pile.

Hey, Sarge.

Where do you suppose they're going to take us?

They could shoot prisoners back here.

Nobody would ever find out about it.

All right, you guys. Take it easy.

In there.

Take them around the back.

Move.

Drop.

Keep going.

In there.

Well, Lieutenant Bradford.

Imagine seeing you here.

Sergeant McAfee.

Nice of you to come.

Nice of me to come. I was hijacked by a bunch of German sailors. What the hell's

going on around here? Take it easy, Mac. Just sit down and I'll explain.

The Germans picked up one of our officers, an army courier. His name's

Scoville. They got him stashed away in a prison here at Saussure on the Italian

-Yugoslav border.

We got to get him out.

An army courier?

What is he, the general's nephew or something?

No.

He's got information that's very important.

Did you ever hear of Cross Eagles?

No.

It's the code name for the Allied invasion of the Balkans.

Scoville has all the facts.

Oh, I see. So all we have to do is spring them before the Germans find ours

little secret.

I always said you had a head on your shoulders, Mac.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

After you, Mac.

Now, Bell, Tommy, Lieutenant Bradford, he's in command now. All right.

This is part of the International Underground Fighters, Mac.

He's Kalash, leader of the group.

How you doing?

Thanks, pal.

Mind if I have a shot of that?

Thank you.

Lieutenant.

Sometimes we use it as medicine.

You like it?

Yeah, for snake biting.

Well, what do we have here?

Let me take that, sweetheart. I don't want you to lift anything too heavy.

These are our friends.

This is a sketch.

the prison that's observed.

These are the towers.

These are the three gun emplacements.

And, of course, the men are at 20 -foot intervals.

And these are the cells.

Scoville is in one of these cells.

That looks like a tough nut to crack, Lieutenant. How are you going to get in

there? Well, there are several ways of getting in.

There's a cave a half mile away from the prison that leads up into the center of

the prison.

Of course, we could always scale the wall.

And there's always the front door.

Maybe Anna can help you.

She has German contacts.

Is she a double agent?

You may say that.

But her loyalty is toward us.

You sure about that?

In a war, a man must believe in something.

We have faith in Anna.

Come on Remember when you landed lieutenant you got clobbered by the

Yeah, I remember.

They needed an exact time and place. You ever think about that?

Yeah, I've thought about that.

Well, only Bell, Tunley and myself knew you were coming in here.

By the way, where is Bell?

I couldn't find him.

Did College and his men know you were coming in?

Yeah, of course they did.

Well, that means that you, the spy, could be right here in our own camp.

Mac, you're really the suspicious type. It's a good thing you're not a woman.

You'd make somebody a terrible wife.

Well, it pays to be suspicious, Lieutenant.

You live a lot longer.

Yeah.

I'm glad you're on time. The Admiral will be pleased.

I'm flattered.

The reports you sent have all proved accurate. You've done well.

Thank you.

Most of the information we already knew, but I hope in the future you will be

able to bring us something more valuable.

I hope so. I'll do my best.

I am sure you will.

important things to discuss.

You are admiring Tartini. You have good taste, my dear.

I've always loved his music, ever since I was a little girl.

It has soul.

Once you hear it, you can never forget it.

Why don't we finish our talk at my place?

Yes, why not?

What a marvelous collection.

Yes.

I could tell you many things about this collection, but let's get first to

business.

What's new?

I'm not sure of the information, but a shipment of guns is to be delivered to

our underground at Trevisio.

When?

I'll let you know.

What would I do without you?

By the way, did you hear anything about the landing of the Americans the other

night?

Yes, they were all killed.

I understand the officer is still alive.

I didn't know that. I know that the underground is preparing to free Captain

Scoville.

SS Colonel Stike is coming to take the prison in his hands on the 21st.

He will take care about that.

Cross eagles prepare attack at sensor serve.

Repeat sensor serve. Over.

Yes.

Cross eagles.

Cross eagles.

Yes.

Looks like a knife wound.

Who brought him in?

I did.

with knives, aren't you?

Are you accusing me?

No, I'm just thinking out loud.

All right, we're running out of time. I want you to give me a man to take me to

the prison with the old Scoville.

Lieutenant Bradford wouldn't like it.

I'm going anyway.

Where's Bell? He must be with the lieutenant.

What about the lieutenant?

I gave you an order, soldier. Now let's go.

Where's McAfee?

He's gone to the Serb to try to get Scoville.

Tunley and Lesko are with him.

To get Scoville? Is he crazy?

Come on, let's go and get him.

Gordon!

Let us know.

And what is here?

See you soon.

I appreciate your effort.

I have another plan.

Anna tells me that a high -ranking German officer is coming to take over

command at Saussure.

He's coming by car.

The plan is to grab him before he gets there.

Where do we grab him, Lieutenant?

He has to come through the town of Saussure to get to the prison.

All right. Now, after we get him, what then?

We exchanged a German officer for Scoville.

It's a good idea, Lieutenant.

Providing our little stool pigeon doesn't get a message out.

Take care of that right now.

Nobody leaves this house tonight.

But nobody...

Mac, you herd the cattle onto the road.

Annie, you go up in that house, up by that window.

Sure. Tony, you get up on that gate.

Carlos, you stay in the tower.

Yes.

Gorsh, you block the road with a wagon.

Bell, in Glasgow, you stay with me.

Right?

Let's go.

I didn't know. It was impossible to predict.

I disagree.

The attack was very carefully planned to capture one of our officers.

Yes, I agree.

It seems odd you have never learned of that plan.

Underground units are acting independently.

It is a necessary protection.

I want to know why your people kidnapped us as Colonel Strike.

You find it out.

I will try.

That's all, Mr. Bowler.

looking so suspicious, Fulda.

Sorry.

If you are not concerned, I shouldn't be either.

Her credentials are excellent.

Her father's a Russian emigrant from Vladivostok.

He's now with our army fighting on the Eastern Front.

Stop whistling in my presence.

And don't put chug on my coffee.

Now get me another cup.

Right away.

Am I supposed to take orders from him, Lieutenant?

Of course, he's an officer, isn't he? Okay.

Well, I'm glad to see you're feeling better.

Lieutenant, I demand to see a representative of the Hague Convention

immediately.

Why, are you being mistreated?

I have been operated on against my will, and I have not been accorded the

privileges of my rank.

We operated on you to keep you alive.

One of our men gave you his blood.

Otherwise, you'd have been dead.

May I ask, what was his nationality?

Jewish.

You have poisoned me.

I'd rather be dead.

Now, you relax, Colonel.

You relax.

We needed you alive to exchange you for a British officer.

Tide comes in at 10 a .m., goes out at 6 p .m.

That should be good.

Let's go.

It's an amazing proposition, but we'll accept it.

But I don't understand why the Americans should wish to make such an exchange.

They have no use for the colonel.

It's the man they're interested in, not the uniform.

You may tell the Americans that we'll insist on positive identification before

releasing our prisoner.

They will wish the same courtesy.

That would be agreeable.

I will tell them. Good day, Admiral.

Mr. Paula.

Do the words Cross Eagles mean anything to you?

No. They do not.

I see.

Very well, you may go home.

I watched her face. She's lying.

I think you should speak to Captain Scoville.

Maybe you can find out why the Americans consider him worth one of our best

colonels.

The Reichsmarshal is asking the same question.

He considers Captain Scoville and Cross Eagles as our most important break in

the Allied secret plans for Southern Europe.

Sit down, Captain.

Smoke? No, thanks.

Captain.

You're to be.

Exchange for one of our officers.

Thanks. Now I will have one of those.

Are you pleased?

What do you think?

Our cryptography experts in Berlin found your cross eagles rather simple.

Almost naive.

I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.

You must be a very valuable captain to be exchanged for our colonel.

It's your information they wish to protect.

You might as well tell me the details.

If you know that much, you know greatly more than I do.

I never heard of Cross Eagles.

I was hoping you would be more cooperative with me, Captain.

Sorry to turn a lady down.

Give me a rain check.

You are a very foolish man, Captain.

Sooner or later you will tell us what we want to know.

You could make it easy on yourself.

Somebody steered you all wrong, lady.

Very, very wrong.

Here are the salt fields.

This is the hideout.

Low tide starts at six.

How do you know that?

I was doing some checking while you were off being a hero.

These are the valves.

They control the water.

When these valves are open, the water runs out like air out of a balloon.

Then it has to be timed right.

It's got to be perfect.

A couple of minutes either way and we're sitting ducks.

And what about Scoville?

What's to prevent the Germans from picking him off after this walk?

Nothing. We'll have our eyes on strike.

One false move and we hit him.

You don't think there's a possibility of a trap?

Well, there's always a possibility, but that's the chance we have to take.

Don't you think that the operation should be completed before dark?

It better be.

The whole exchange shouldn't take more than half an hour.

Any other questions?

No. No. Well, let's get some rest.

I was told the Admiral was here.

Not at the moment.

Do you have something for him?

Details of the exchange.

It's to take place at six o 'clock this evening.

It's agreed that the salt fields are the place for the exchange.

But just a minute.

The Admiral instructed me to ask you a few questions.

I hope you will be cooperative and answer.

That's just so.

We understand each other.

I am not a sling -interested Admiral.

You can go.

There is no need to make it unpleasant for yourself.

We just want to know the meaning of the words cross eagles.

I don't have any idea what you're talking about.

The Scotch is excellent, Admiral.

But I'm sure you didn't invite me here to ask my opinion as a connoisseur.

I thought you might be interested in knowing that the exchange is to take

in exactly five minutes.

That means you're going to keep me here?

Yes, Captain.

You should be flattered.

The fact is we consider you too valuable to give up.

If you think our people are going to hand over a German colonel without

something in exchange, you must be crazy.

They will get something.

Of course.

In the meantime, you and I will have our little talk about cross eagles.

For the last time, Admiral, I don't know what you're talking about.

Not the last time, Captain. Far from the last time.

Let's get down to business.

What are you going to do? Have that female impersonator of yours shoved

matches under my fingernails?

Let someone move.

I'm going to check.

You're under arrest.

Who are you?

Lieutenant Bradley. U .S. Army intelligence.

You all right, Captain?

Yeah, fine.

I'd like another shot of that scotch. We haven't got time. The Germans are right

on our tail.

Got the key to the handcuffs?

When you get through with those handcuffs, put them on the Admiral.

Okay.

hell is that?

The worm has finally wriggled out. It was his tip that cost the lives of many

our men.

That's right.

Now take the handcuffs off the Admiral.

Right, Corporal. And while you're at it, handcuff them together.

Quit bluffing, Lieutenant.

It's too late for jokes.

You're right.

You may as well throw away that gun.

It won't work without a firing pin.

But I knew it wasn't the underground of the girl.

That only left Bell, Tunley, and you.

Me?

Come on.

I've still got that date with the redhead.

Let's go.

Have a cigarette, pal.

I want to thank you in the name of the United States government.

I hope we meet again under better circumstances.

about you two.

Sorry.

We understand.

I hope we'll meet again.

So do I.

Okay, Mac, let's go.

All right.

Congratulations on my capture, Lieutenant.

But haven't you forgotten something?

Like what?

Cross Eagles.

The code name for your Vulcan invasion.

We've broken the code.

Any attempt to a surprise invasion from now on will be doomed to failure.

Captain, would you tell him what you know about Cross Eagles?

I'm tired of answering that question. I've told you a dozen times I know

about Cross Eagles.

You hear that?

He doesn't know what you're talking about.

Neither do I, Lieutenant. Would you mind explaining it to me?

Sure.

There never was any Balkan invasion.

Or cross eagles.

There was only a smoke screen set up to get where we really wanted.

What, may I ask, was that?

You.

You must be joking. No, Admiral.

You're the chief of the Adriatic fleet. You're more valuable to us than 20 cross

eagles. Or one British captain. I assume that I was expendable.

Now that we have you, Admiral, it'll be a lot easier getting into Italy.