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January, 1945,

the last major German offensive of the war.

The Battle of the Bulge has collapsed.

Allied Forces in France prepare for the invasion

of Germany from the West, having been stockpiling men

and machinery since D-Day, June 6th, the previous summer.

From the east, Russian forces are pushing hard,

creating a vice grip from all sides.

Years of Allied bombardment have all

but crippled the once mighty military manufacturing capacity

of the Third Reich.

However, there is one facility

still assembling large quantities of the V-2 rocket,

the Kohnstein, a former gypsum mine,

located inside a mountain in Thuringia, Germany.

The Kohnstein is also

the only major manufacturing plant remaining for the ME-262,

the first operational jet fighter in history.

Here, protected by the subterranean environment,

the war continues on these advanced technological terrors.

Malcolm, who is that beautiful woman

in that picture on the wall behind you?

That's my daughter, my only child.

She was killed in a V-2 rocket attack.

So you see, Rob, this is quite personal for me.

The Germans are having severe problems

with their supply lines thanks

to your 17s and our Lancasters.

The most recent communications do not concern the V-9,

they concern the ME-262.

Well my boys are still seein' 'em.

Our enemy remains a group of clever individuals,

knowing we would destroy any convoy or train

with military applications,

the Germans have been using passenger trains

to transport their goods.

They simply cut the tops off of passenger cars,

fill them full of goods, fuel, entire engines at times,

reattach the roof, making them indiscernible

from an actual train carrying civilian passengers.

Well, what do you recommend?

A precision bombing raid using one of your 17s

without the usual escort.

Damn risky.

Most special operations are.

You have the routes and departure time?

I do.

Well, I'll have to put the word out for volunteers.

Of course, however, this pilot that lead the raid

on the mobile airfield...

Yes, Cole Philips, he's a good man.

Might he be available?

Well, I see you found your long-lost brother.

Yeah, can you believe it, sir?

Well, I was as surprised as anybody that he wandered in.

So you did cost Colonel Richards a P-38,

what you score for us?

Well, Colonel, your plan worked well.

A lot of planes were blown up on the ground, mostly 190s.

What about those 262s?

Yes, sir, three were there,

two were destroyed, one I didn't get to.

Well, I'd say pretty successful venture.

Thank you, sir.

Major Phillips, I filled your brother in

on this Luftwaffe Colonel.

Yes, sir, he chased me part of the way home

in one of his jets.

Really?

Yes, fast but not very maneuverable.

You got lucky.

I want you to spend some time with your brother.

Go out, celebrate, take a night out.

And I'll be back here tomorrow with Colonel Richards

and we'll set up the briefing for the next big bombing run.

I want both of you there.

Of course.

You ready to get back in the sky, Joe?

It's all I've been thinking about, Colonel,

that and my wife and little girl back in Georgia.

Yeah, Cole, I want you to sit this one out.

I've got something else for you.

Am I being taken out of the sky again, sir?

Well, we've got some intelligence,

some very good intelligence

on a new supply train for the 262s.

And I would say it's about 60% reliable,

but this could be a wild goose chase.

We believe those remaining 262s are being loaded

on a train heading east, deeper into Germany.

And we don't know exactly where they're going yet,

but we do know the route they're gonna take.

It's a slow-moving target, a bomb raid.

Well, not in the traditional sense.

The 262s are actually not yet assembled.

What's on the train are all the parts needed

to put these together, down to the nuts and bolts.

So you want to strike

before they get a chance to assemble them.

There's one wrinkle though.

The Germans are using a passenger train.

And so from a distance it's gonna look like

we're attacking civilians.

And the folks up at headquarters would not be pleased

if they saw us doing some barbaric things like these Nazis.

One good payload from a B-17 ought to take care of this.

But as you all saw walking over here, everyone's gone,

they're out on a mission right now,

I don't have anything for you.

When are they due back?

About three hours.

Considering re-fueling, re-arming,

take about four hours to take-off.

But we don't have that much time.

What about Lillian, sir, my old ship.

She's still sitting down there.

Oh, come on now.

Do you think that thing is really safe, that it would fly?

She made it home okay for me.

Doesn't matter, we don't have a crew.

Well, all we need's a bombardier.

And you could do that, Joe.

Hey, I'm just a tail gunner.

All you have to do is push a button.

Cole, I just got back from almost dying.

I mean I just got back.

Come on, Joe, you have to go!

Why do I have to go?

Because it's the big one, Joe.

Don't you remember the movie when we were a kids?

Why was it so important for us

to see that airplane movie, Joe?

Because it was our father.

That's right.

It was the story of our father and a lot of other fathers.

And that's who you and I are a continuation of that story.

Well, what we have is something that's very top secret.

And you're gonna have to come in really low

so that you can see who's on the passenger train.

If it's Nazi soldiers, take it out, blow it up.

If it's boxes and crates that you see, blow it up.

But if it's passengers, civilians,

just come on back home, forget about it.

Hey Joe, before we go I'm gonna grab a photographer

and have him take a picture of our plane.

Whatever makes you happy, brother.

I just gotta push a button, right?

Right.

Colonel, how do we find that train?

Well, according to the time table,

that train should be leaving the station any minute.

Thank you for meeting me, Herr von Braun.

Your reputation precedes you.

Colonel, I didn't want to introduce you

to this aircraft until I thought it could be of use to you.

These are the updated plans for the ME-163A,

they are calling it the Comet.

Yes, I have seen early plans for this years ago.

It is famous for the amount of pilots is has killed

during testing and training.

It took several years to work out all the problems,

from what I hear.

If they use the same engines as the 262,

then unfortunately, there isn't enough

to go around as it is.

They aren't Junkers engines.

This is a light aircraft, and it has no turbojets at all.

It uses a rocket.

That makes more sense.

This does not have the appearance of an airplane.

This has the appearance of a spacecraft.

We can only hope.

The rocket in the Comet uses a bi-propellant design

that Walker and his crew copied from my V-2.

Of course, they say it was vice versa.

I have a few questions.

What about armament?

30 millimeter cannons, the 108s the same as your jets.

But, two not four.

And handling?

Colonel, it will never turn on a dime like our 109s.

But the fuel delivery system is

actually much better than your 262s.

As you are more than aware,

quick throttle movements have resulted

in all manner of problems with your engines.

Flame outs, engine failure, et cetera, et cetera.

Yes, yes, but I make up for these issues

with the speed of the aircraft.

Refresh my memory, Colonel.

What is the top speed of your 262?

My jets regularly touch 700 kilometers per hour.

The last test flight for the 163-A

that I attended was in July.

I can verify that the pilot named Hitmar flew the Comet

to a speed approaching 1,300 kilos per hour.

You cannot possible approach that with this toy.

That is impossible.

I was there, Colonel.

I saw it with my own eyes.

When can I take delivery?

A number of weeks.

You'll have to go through your normal channels

at Messerschmidt though.

I am only here to endorse the aircraft.

Of course, Her von Braun.

And congratulations on your V-2 rocket program.

But there's one more piece of information

I would like to know.

Yes?

I have heard fantastical stories about a rocket

that uses the same technology as the V-2

and I have heard this rocket has the possibility

of reaching the other side of the Atlantic.

I am afraid that I am not at liberty

to discuss this with you right now, Colonel.

But that is not a denial.

You noticed.

Colonel, I must take my leave.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Everything is ready, Colonel.

All right, your cargo is desperately needed

at the Kohnstein.

You may leave immediately.

Am I to understand

that there's no military presence on this train?

You are not to have the appearance

of a military transport.

If you face imminent danger,

you may break radio silence for 30 seconds.

I will not be far away.

Yes, sir.

I remember what you told me to say on the radio.

Anything?

Just what you see.

So how's fuel?

It's good for now.

You sure this is the right stretch of track?

Well, this is where he pointed me to.

But intelligence is never 100%.

Why don't you turn on the radio

and see if they could tip us off to where they're at.

Good evening, here is The Dresden Doll once again

to make your nights a little less lonely.

And now my darlings, have you ever thought

about how many Americans have German ancestors?

Do you realize that when you are bombing Germany,

you may be bombing your own hereditary homeland?

Perhaps you are killing your cousins

or perhaps even your grandparents.

And we all share a wonderful cultural legacy.

We are of the people, just as you are.

And all we want to do is to make a better life

for our folk, just as you do.

We should not be enemies.

Why do you attack us, we would never attack you.

Have you never heard of the German American Federation.

We have many friends and allies in the United States.

And you know the Dresden Doll is your special friend.

So lay down your arms and come.

We share a bottle of Schnapps, no?

Can you believe this bitch?

You gotta hand it to her, buddy.

She's good at what she does.

Shouldn't be long now.

Get down to the bombardier station, get ready.

Aye, aye, skipper.

Hey, Cole?

Yeah.

It's good to be back onboard.

Wait, wait.

Straight ahead, right out there on the horizon.

Oh, good eye.

Almost good enough to be a pilot.

All right, get back down, take up position.

Get ready, we're gonna follow him.

This is to the pilot of the single American bomber

that is following my train.

Please be advised, this is not a military operation.

We have no soldiers or armament on this train.

This is a civilian transport.

Repeat, this is a civilian transport.

You're a Jew.

You are observant.

Or did this give it away?

What is a Polish girl doing here?

You speak Polish?

Yes, and French and German and Russian and Greek

and Latin and of course, Yiddish and Hebrew.

You Jews think you are so smart and clever.

Calling yourselves the Chosen People.

That is what we tell ourselves.

But often I wish He had chosen someone else.

What are you doing here?

It is quiet here.

I come here for a few minutes each day

to pray for my family, my people and myself.

Do you think He hears your prayers, Jew?

I can only hope.

But tell me, why is a Polish girl working

for these monsters?

This of no concern of yours.

I have a name, it is Issac.

What is yours?

My name is Anna.

That is a Jewish name.

It is not Jewish, I am not a Jew!

Anna comes from Hannah, which is a Jewish name.

No matter, I can report you for being here.

They will ask you why you were here

and I will tell them the truth,

I came here to pray but you to steal some time.

And I think my work is more valued than that

of an assembly line girl.

You work for them also?

No, I come here

because I enjoy the atmosphere and the company.

Why do you do this?

For my family, to keep them alive.

Why are you here?

They promised to cleanse the Jews from Poland

and destroy the Russians.

And you believe them and they have made you their slave.

But you are very pretty,

I think they would have chosen another occupation for you.

Dirty minded little Jew!

Forgive me, but in a war people do

what they must to survive.

An ugly man could work an assembly line

as well as an attractive young lady.

I wanted the other occupation.

Good food, clean dresses.

So?

I had a brother, Stefan.

He was always so happy and playful.

But they took him away.

They said he was mentally unfit.

I understand.

Anna, I did not see you, nor you me.

I'm gonna need your help with this, Joe!

I'm gonna fly right up beside that train.

I need you to look out, see what you can see inside of it.

You got it!

All right, what do you see, Joe?

I don't see anything.

Can you see the windows on the other side of the train,

can you see all the way through?

I don't see anything.

And you couldn't see through the cars

to the other windows.

I don't see anyone, there's no one on this train.

You can't tell anything from back there.

I saw one man on this train, the engineer, that's it.

Any slower than this and we won't be flying.

This train's not in it for the race.

Hey Cole, Cole, look out!

Hold on.

That was pretty even close.

Where the hell did that buzzard come from?

Gonna make on the guns?

No, no, no, get back on the stick with the bombardier.

Gotta drop those eggs.

Hey, Joe, I'm gonna climb a couple hundred feet,

get us up above 600 so you can drop that carton of eggs.

Get ready!

I'm headed back to the train, Joe.

I don't see our jet but I'm sure he's still around.

What are you doing, Cole?

Come on, come on.

What are you doin', Cole?

Look, we gave it our best shot.

But we only had one shot.

It's time to get back, buddy.

That jet pilot know what he's doing.

I don't think we're gonna make it back

in this crate today, Joe.

Joe, I want you out of the plane as soon as we're jump safe.

Okay.

What the hell are you gonna do?

This ain't no suicide mission.

Stop.

Do you hear me?

Stop the train, now!

Stop the train!

I'm trying!

No, no, no!

Easy, easy, easy.

Easy.

Oh, damn, I'm gonna miss that old crate.

We'll get you another one.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm sore.

And my legs hurt.

Just be ready to grab your pistol at any time.

You should get the Medal of Honor for that one.

Yes, best intentional crash of a B-17 ever.

What's the story on Cole and his brother, sir?

Well, it's not good.

Yes, and?

Well, the 17 went down.

But Joe and Cole, they did jump.

So, I'm gonna need a volunteer to go and pick them up.

That's what I figured.

I'm surprised the Germans ain't shown up yet.

Yeah, their resources are spread pretty thin right now.

Let's take stock of what we got in case they do.

I got a pistol and a flare, what do you got.

I got my pistol and a chocolate bar.

Chocolate bar, break out.

I'll trade you my flare for half of it.

That sounds like a fair shake.

There you go.

I'll give you the flare later.

You all right, sweetheart?

Uh huh, okay.

Bad dreams again.

Yeah.

Well, you never want to talk about your dreams,

but you can, if you want to.

Well, yes, but this time it wasn't a nightmare.

But still about your father, right?

Well, I think any day now

he's gonna be walking up to the front door

and he's gonna give us both the biggest hugs in the world.

And this war will all be over.

Well, you know what I think?

I think you need to get back in bed

and go back to sleep so you can back

to that dream, that's a wonderful dream.

Love you, Momma.

I lovey you, sweetheart.

And you know your daddy loves you too.

I know he does.

I tell ya, I sure do miss my little girl.

Well, I miss Maggie of course,

but, I'm missing her growing up.

How old is she now?

11, I've missed two birthdays already.

You reckon you'll ever settle down?

Hm, maybe I'll find me a nice French mademoiselle

over here and take her home with me.

Think Mama would like that?

I reckon she'd be fine with it

as long as you give her some more grand young ens.

Oh Lord, I guess that's part of it.

Yep.

Hey Joe, come on!

Hey, what are you doing, Joe?

Why aren't you up?

The movies, Mom wants us to go to the movies

with her after supper tonight.

I haven't had any bites yet.

What, come on, Joe, you have to come.

This is the big one.

What do you mean, the big one?

Are you kidding?

Pilots, war planes, explosions.

Fine, you do whatever you want.

Me and mom will go without ya.

Don't want to but we will.

Mom ain't gonna go with just you.

Fine, then I'll drive and leave both of you.

I have to see this movie, Joe.

You do not understand.

Thanks, Ma, that was great.

Yes, ma'am, thank you.

So, when can we go to the theater?

Hold your horses now.

That movie doesn't start for another hour.

Will there be cartoons first?

There usually are.

You boys are lucky,

you get to hear what people are saying.

Do you remember it was just a couple of years ago

that you had to read the words when people talked.

But it's hard when you're first learning to read.

But it made you a better reader, didn't it?

I suppose.

Cole, why don't you tell us

why tonight's movie is more important

than some of the others.

Well, it's on account that it's about the fighter pilots.

The ones who fought in The Great War, just like our daddy.

It's a memorial to all the daddies that fought

and didn't come back, just like your daddy.

Were they all fighter pilots?

Of course not, Joe.

Some of them fired cannons

and some of them rode in those big old tanks.

But so many of them were foot soldiers

that fought in those terrible, terrible trenches.

I prayed and I prayed.

I prayed that there would never be another war

and that you boys would never have to go away to fight.

Can we go to the theater now, Ma?

All right, already, let's go to the theater.

Now you tell me

that wasn't the most amazing movie you ever saw.

Did you like it, Joseph?

I liked it but I didn't get it.

You didn't get it?

What did you not get?

Let him talk, Cole.

How come when the pilots shot their guns

the propellers didn't break off.

It's all in the mechanics, don't you see,

it's all about gears and stuff.

Oh, okay.

Do you know what I want to be when I grow up, Cole?

What, Joe?

A hero.

What kind of hero?

A cowboy marshal from the Old West.

The Old West, huh?

I wanna have six guns blazing.

So, what do you want to be when you grow up, Cole?

Me?

I think a...

Ah, that's a B-38, help me up, help me up.

J-Bomber, 22, thank God.

It's still gonna be tight for us though.

I'm gonna pop one of them flares.

Okay, but wait til it's close.

Not too close.

They have limited sight distance underneath.

Got it.

Joe, I'm gonna put in some paperwork

with the CO when I get back.

Get you a ticket home.

Okay.

Well, you too.

We're brothers, we stick together.

Maybe I'll put in a word for both of us.

I think that's a good idea.

So, why all the cloak and dagger, Colonel.

You'll understand in a moment.

But let me say as I've indicated

on the other mission you went on,

this is strictly volunteer.

And this endeavor is top secret

and you'll understand why when you take a look at that.

Okay, it's a 109, what about it, sir?

That's what you're going to fly to get this started.

You've got to be kidding me, sir.

Of course we had to patch her up a bit,

get her in flying shape.

Well, obviously.

But how the hell did you come by this?

Well, this delightful Nazi pilot landed it

in a field near here.

I guess he had a little case of self-preservation.

How's she fly?

We don't know.

No combat pilot's taken her up yet.

Maybe you'd like to be the first.

Wow, you get all the spiffy toys.

Who's at the controls?

My brother.

Why doesn't that surprise me.

Around here he's gonna get shot out of the sky.

Where are they sending him?

I don't know, he won't tell me.

But he's your brother.

That don't mean nothin'.

Joe's right, Major Phillips isn't

gonna compromise his mission.

Hey, look, he's waving at us.

Everybody wave back.

Hey, Major.

Ah, Major Phillips, you're gonna get your ass shot off.

What do you think?

She handles real nice, sir.

That's what I hear.

Oh, your brother here has decided to stick around.

He's ready to go home but he wants to wait around here

til you finish the mission.

I guess he can't stand the suspense.

You're just stickin' around here

til I get back from this mission?

You think that's a good idea?

Knowing Mama, I think she'd be a whole lot happier

if the both of us come walking up that sidewalk of hers.

I can't argue with that.

But it may not be a permanent ride home for me.

Are you serious?

We've still got a war to win.

And it ain't over yet.

Fraulein von Falenburg, I have heard many

of your broadcasts, so I'm very familiar with your persona.

However, I know very little about you.

How did you get your start in radio.

I was an actress in Berlin, a theater actress,

not one of those degenerate cabaret girls.

I had my own company.

We performed the great classics,

Goethe, Schiller and of course, Shakespeare.

The English do not appreciate him.

He has the true German spirit.

Of course, I played Portia and Gertrude.

But my favorite role is Lady Macbeth.

Out, out damn spot!

Out, I say!

Gone tumor, and it is time to do it.

Hell is murky.

Fie my lord, fie.

A soldier and afeard.

But need you fear, no that none can call out power to it.

Yet who would have thought the old man would have

so much blood in him.

She's riveting, I must meet her.

Yes, the smell of the blood.

I will introduce you after the show.

All the perfumes of the lady will not sweeten

this little hand.

Ah, ah to bed, to bed.

There's knocking at the gate.

Come, come, give me your hand!

What's done cannot be undone.

To bed.

Do you know who this man is at the second table?

That is one of the leaders of the Reich.

That is Herr Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda.

Ah, yes, I'm very familiar with his work.

Her Goebbels would very much like to speak with you.

Certainly.

My compliments, Fraulein von Falenburg.

The British could learn a lesson or two

from your marvelous presentation of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare has the true Aryan spirit.

This the British no longer understand.

I understand that most your repertoire is

of German origin.

That is correct, following the directive from your office.

Germany has produced the finest literature in the world.

Your theater company has done excellent work

at presenting our glorious heritage.

But tell me, how long til the end of your season?

A matter of weeks.

Splendid, I may have something else for you.

An assignment?

Yes, an assignment on a national platform.

I would like to know the details.

Fraulein, have you ever worked on a radio?

Radio?

Oh, no, I have not.

But I am a very quick study.

You have a very good voice for it.

My associate will arrange an appointment

in my office next week if you have the time for it.

I will make the time.

Things were very difficult in the Republic.

Everyone was starving, we could barely survive.

The foreigners and the Jews are corrupting our country.

And then Herr Hitler came to power.

Well there were jobs, and the undesirables were gone.

People could come to the theater again.

They could even have cars.

Herr Goebbels wanted only pure German art

for the glory of the party.

And so he asked me

to help improve the quality of the culture.

And so I went on the radio.

To the benefit of all.

Thank you, Fraulein von Falenburg, for your dedication.

Afternoon, the usual?

Yes, ma'am.

Joe, what are you still doing here.

I heard you got your papers to go home.

Yeah, I just figured I'd wait it out,

go home with my brother.

Well, isn't that sweet.

Wait for your brother.

Whoa!

You hear that, she thinks you're sweet, Joe.

Don't be startin' them kind of rumors.

I got a beautiful wife waiting on me at home.

What can I get for ya, Colonel?

Whisky, please.

This is Thuringia in Germany.

Down here there's a hill,

or you could call it a small mountain if you prefer.

It's known as the Kohnstein.

It's outside the town of Nordhausen.

And it was at one time a gypsum mine.

These days it's an underground assembly area

for the V-2 rockets.

I believe you've seen one.

Yes, sir, I have.

As you know, these rockets have been terrorizing

the people of England.

And that was certainly Hitler's intention all along.

So as you can imagine,

this has been a high priority target for the RAF.

But it's in a mountain.

Right.

We may be coming close to ruling the skies

but the Germans have a pretty good grip

on the subterranean.

So what can be tried that hasn't been tried, sir?

Perhaps the 109 you flew.

Does it have the range?

Well as long as the tank under the belly is full.

Without it, you won't make it back.

Yeah, if I make it through the raid,

our own guys will be shooting at me on the way back.

Mm, it's a bit tricky, isn't it.

Yeah, just a bit.

What can a single 109 do

that the thousand British bombers haven't?

Good question.

The only time these rockets are vulnerable is

when they're being brought out of the facility.

They truck 'em out on their own trailers to fuel them.

What's the fuel?

Liquified oxygen and ethyl alcohol.

Wow, science fiction, sir.

How do we know so much

about the inner workings of this place?

Well, we have someone on the inside.

So with the fuel tank I won't have a belly bomb.

Correct.

So what do I have to shoot with?

The ship only has two wing guns

and unfortunately, it arrived empty.

What's the caliber, sir.

13 millimeter, that's close to our 50 caliber

but the rounds won't cycle through.

However.

Yes?

The 109 does have a center lying cannon.

Cannon?

30 millimeter.

And it arrived loaded, 65 rounds.

Yes.

30 millimeter should be enough to penetrate those tankers.

But they don't open the doors very often.

This man on the inside, I'm gonna hope he knows

when those tunnel doors are gonna be open, sir.

Yes, but never at the same time.

It changes, every day.

So, I need your man to get me a message

when those tunnel doors are gonna be open.

I'll see what I can do.

What should be the message, sir.

It is, "The time has come for all good men

"to come to the aid of their country."

I heard they're planning

on putting 1,000 planes in the air next week.

1,000, that's crazy.

I don't think it's possible.

Oh, it's possible, the Brits did it

more than two years ago.

Night raid?

That's right.

Must have been fighters and bombers together

to get that number.

Oh, actually, it was 1,046 bombers.

Very few fighters made that trip.

What was the target?

The target was Cologne.

Cologne, but that's still a...

Still a target, yes.

Higher ups in the RAF thought they could shock the Germans

into surrendering once they felt the mighty fist

of 1,000 war birds strike at the same time.

How many bombers did they lose?

4%, acceptable losses at the time.

But the losses got worse after that.

Especially when we beefed up

our daytime operations early last year.

Was there a major military target

in Cologne that was worth that kind of raid?

Plenty of military sites across the city.

The primary target was the city center.

First wave went in with fire bombs, incendiaries.

Created a fire so damn big you could see it for 100 miles.

Fire also created a very easy to find target

for the rest of the bombers.

This was two years ago?

Yes, and after that, the Germans beefed up

their anti-aircraft defenses.

These rockets you see dropping out

of the sky over London now?

Damn Germans claim it's payback

for us torching their cities.

Didn't they do that to the Brits first back in '40?

Yes, Joe, that's right and don't any of you forget that.

You understand?

Yes, sir.

So where is everybody?

Downstairs eating with von Falenburg.

I have noticed increased activity.

Are you prepared to send a message today, Issac?

I am.

And do you remember the message?

I do.

The tunnel must be open in order to move the rockets out.

When the tunnel is open, you will see daylight

in the far corner of the facility.

This is very important.

You must sent the message

when the rockets are in the tunnel.

You must sent it at that precise time.

Very well, Captain, I shall do this,

though I feel it will not end very well for me.

I am leaving, Issac.

I will leave a pistol with the radio equipment.

Von Falenburg will likely not return

to her office until this evening.

Once you have sent the message,

lock yourself in your office as best you can.

Thank you, Captain.

Mind if I join you for a little bit, sir?

Of course not, but you know

I can't discuss classified information with you.

I understand that, sir.

I'm just worried about Cole.

I'm afraid he might be in over his head on this one, sir.

He is an interesting breed, your brother, Joe.

Seems to thrive on the risk.

That he is, but I think he's just truly doing

what he can do to get home safe, sir.

That is a good attitude.

But sometimes, Joe, I think you may be

mostly just along for the ride.

Yeah, it is a hell of a ride, sir.

Colonel, sir!

Yes, Lieutenant.

How come Major Phillips gets

all these secret service missions.

Because the Major knows how

to handle himself in precarious situations.

He gets them on account of he usually don't come back hit.

Yeah, okay.

That is a bonus.

It's back to work, fellas.

I'll report back to you

when I've got more information for you.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir, please do.

Now is the time for all good men

to come to the aid of their country.

Now is the time for all good men

to come to the aid of their country.

That's it, that's it.

It was Issac.

Okay, 30 millimeter.

Don't let me down.

Close the door to the tunnel, now!

Did you hear that Captain?

Of course I heard it.

Where is the Jew?

He's disappeared.

You told him to do that broadcast.

I don't know what you are talking about.

You will not shoot an unarmed lady.

I don't see a lady.

20, I think I can.

Maybe 40?

Close the door to the tunnel, now!

Give me some lovin'.

Hello?

Hello, Malcolm.

Hello, Rob, it's good to hear your voice.

Malcolm, I have some good news, some very good news.

Malcolm, Malcolm are you there?

Yes, yes, Rob, please continue.

The Kohnstein plant, it has been destroyed.

Malcolm?

100%?

Yes, 100%.

Our plan worked just like a charm.

Very good, Rob, you must make your way here

and give me the details.

Heading your way.

As Major Cole Phillips headed back west

after torching the Kohnstein, the adrenaline

that had rushed through him

during the raid began to subside.

He had executed his mission with precision

and bravery and no small amount of luck.

He had prevented the swarm of chaos and death

that the V-2 rockets would have caused

if they had reached their targets

in London and the surrounding areas.

Armed with a single enemy fighter

and one vital piece of intelligence information,

he was able to do what 1,000 Allied were unable to do

over the course of dozens of bombing raids on the Kohnstein.

Now, flying in the cloak of darkness,

and at low altitude to try

to avoid other aircraft from either side,

Cole saw a landscape that had been decimated

by the conflict that he and his brother been part of.

As a pilot of a B-17, all of his raids,

except one of course, were at very high altitudes.

Putting a physical and psychological distance

between him and his targets.

The destruction in the German cities was nearly complete.

But he knew the destruction would continue

until the job was finished.

You okay, Joe?

Yeah, just kind of thought

we'd have heard something by now, you know?

We will, soon.

Hope so.

The further west Cole got the colder it became

in the cockpit of the ME-109 he was flying.

The clouds came in, and he realized

he was being accompanied by a winter storm.

Well, it was January after all.

The crews back at the base

in England has done a fine job getting

the crashed 109 airworthy and battle ready.

But they didn't quite have the time

and the parts they needed for everything

and the cockpit heaters didn't have first priority.

I know this for a fact, I'm Colonel Richards,

Bomber Squadron Commander, U.S. Army Air Corps.

So at this point, the fact that he was not traveling

at those bitterly cold, high altitudes was

probably saving Cole's life.

Thank you, Margie.

All right, gentlemen, listen up.

The mission that Major Phillips went on is classified.

So I can't talk about it.

But what I can tell you is that there's been several reports

of a radio transmission coming from a single aircraft

that's traveling west, over the Channel towards us.

Now that radio transmission has been heard many times

by a number of sources.

And the contents of that transmission are as follows.

"I am an American pilot,

"flying west in a captured German 109.

"I am unarmed.

"Please don't shoot me down."

All right, at ease now.

The last word is there's a patrol of Spitfires

that have located this aircraft.

And these Spitfires, I'm happy to say,

are now accompanying the 109 back here to us.

What do you think, huh?

We're going home, Cole, we're going home.

Hey, I missed you.

It's good to see you.

Hey, I missed you so much.

Mommy said that you had to jump out of your airplane.

Hey, hold on, honey, let me tell you how that happened.

Now your uncle was flying the plane,

and I had to bank right real hard,

we had these Krauts coming in behind us

with these jet engines, and he fell right out

of the side of the plane where he was a waste gunner.

Couldn't go back and get him, though,

so we had to let him use his parachute.

That is not the way it happened at all.

Don't listen to a thing your uncle says.

I agree with Maggie.

All right, soldiers, put your napkins in your laps.

This meal has been blessed, let's help ourselves.

All right, dig in.

What are you doing alone in here?

Everybody's still eating.

You hung up the picture.

Weren't sure you were gonna like it.

What's not to like?

Apparently now I'm just a piece of hardware.

How'd you do it, Cole?

How'd I do what, Mom?

Joe was behind enemy lines, right?

How'd you get him back?

That wasn't me, Ma.

That was all Joe, well,

with a little help from the Resistance.

Oh my word.

He can be a tough character, Ma.

What's for dessert?

Pound cake, your favorite, come on.

Mm, I'll take a little more gravy.

It's been a long time since I've had your gravy, Ma.

It sure beats what they make in the mess hall.

I'll pass it to you.

Oh, I don't know.

Yeah, the officer's mess was pretty good.

Well, they did at least feed you all something, right?

Oh, they did, plenty of it too, whatever it was.

Yeah, might get enough of this.

I've been waiting, oh my.

Oh, I missed this.

It's so good to have you boys home.

It's good be home.

I sure missed you guys.

And we definitely missed you.

I know she did.

It's gonna be good to sleep in my own bed.

Yeah.

Well, Malcolm, Major Phillips and his brother are back

with the family in the States.

That is wonderful news.

However, I would have liked to have met the Major.

He did an extraordinary job.

He sure did.

And he told me if we needed him

to come back to finish it, he would do so.

We all hope that won't be necessary.

Malcolm, I want to tell you something.

This Nazi push into Belgium last month,

it's really got me concerned.

In what way?

I'm wondering what else they have up their sleeve.

I'm concerned they're gonna drag

this conflict on as long as possible.

That is a concern.

A prolonged endeavor would allow them more time

to further develop these technological terrors

that we've all been hearing about.

I really wish I knew exactly

what was going on in the Kohnstein.

Malcolm, what are you smiling about?

Colonel, the reason I've called this meeting is

today I can help you with that wish.

Tell me.

You will remember that I've had a man on the inside.

Yes, yes, but...

He made it back to London yesterday

and I thought that a meeting between you and me

and this man should be carried out as soon as possible.

Of course, where do we need to go?

Andrew, you may come in and have a seat.

Colonel Thompson, I've heard so much about you.

Certainly pleased to meet you, mister?

Andrew, just Andrew.

I prefer to use my first name only, I'm sure you understand.

Of course.

So you just came here from the Kohnstein?

I've been back and forth over enemy lines

several times during the war.

I was at the Kohnstein up until the point

where your Major Phillips executed his mission.

Right, so correct me if I'm wrong.

Are you an American?

Yes, sir.

Not U.S. Army.

No, sir, I was working in London

in 1940 as a German translator.

Mr. Wilkinson's office put out the word

that there was a great need

for people who spoke fluent German.

I was happy to assist.

Back at the Kohnstein, who did they think you were?

A captain in the S.S.

Really?

Well, you are a man of many talents.

Did anybody else survive?

What about this Colonel Raiden?

Ah, Colonel Raiden, the man

in charge of the ME-262 program.

He was not there that day.

Rumor has it he was meeting

with von Braun about a new aircraft.

Warner von Braun, the chief architect of the V-2 rocket?

Correct.

He would stop by occasionally to check on the progress

of the V-3 which was to be a much larger rocket.

V-3, I thought they were calling it the V-9.

It was called many things over time.

Von Braun's chief propulsion engineer was

a Jewish man named, Issac Abromowicz.

He and von Braun went to college together in Berlin.

A Jew, a Jew engineering Nazi rockets?

He and his family were slaves.

At my request, Issac sabotaged the plans for the V-3.

He was with us.

Well, is there any chance

that the Nazis can restart the plan?

The mission was a success, the damage was extreme,

there is no longer any manufacturing capacity

at the Kohnstein.

I just hope Issac made it out of there alive.

Do you know if anyone else survived?

The highest ranking officer was a General Stahkmann.

He was there during the attack

but I'm not sure what happened to him.

Same goes for Fraulein von Falenburg.

Who?

You might know her as the Dresden Doll.

Yeah, our crews talk quite a bit about her.

She was the voice of the Nazi propaganda machine.

Was she stationed there?

She arrived from Berlin several months ago.

What are your thoughts, Colonel?

Andrew, on any of your missions,

have you ever had to terminate somebody?

That was never the primary purpose

of my assignments.

However, during the course of completing those assignments,

such things have happened.

Malcolm, in regard to our combined opportunities,

I see three priorities.

And I'll list these priorities in ascending order.

One priority is this Luftwaffe Colonel Raiden

and these new jets that they call the Comet.

Another priority is Warner von Braun.

The Russians are looking for von Braun.

We all know that.

What's the third priority?

Why, Adolf Hitler himself.

What are your thoughts, Andrew?

In regards to termination?

I would agree that possibly Colonel Raiden,

definitely Hitler as targets.

However, with von Braun,

I think we should consider acquisition over termination.

Why so?

What makes von Braun a valuable target

and potentially incredibly dangerous is

not the man himself but his work.

His advances in rocket technologies could,

in the hands of the wrong governments, be catastrophic.

Regardless, regardless of what happens

with Germany at this point.

So, Andrew, are you up for another assignment?

I'm not busy next month.

I'm at your disposal, Marshall.

Of the three assignments outlined,

which do you believe is best suited towards your talents?

Let me see what I can do with Raiden

and von Braun first.

And then I'll see what I can do about Herr Hitler.

Oh, here we go again.

Well, gentlemen, let's head towards the basement.

About 10,000 V2 rockets were fired at England.

2,419 of them reached London, killing 6,184 and injuring 17,981 people.

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