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bully father may I present general helm

commander of the SS in Italy earliness

I've come to pay you my respects and to

inform you officially the German army is

in total control of Rome in other words

general your forces of occupied our city

belong to convey the viewers personal

guarantee that Vatican neutrality will

continue to be respected in return I

would ask your holiness to confirm in

your communities

German troops particularly SS

detachments are behaving correctly and

with restraint I shall be happy to

report that you have asked me to confirm

that general

represent Colonel Herbert Cutler Colonel

coupler has been personally selected by

us fewer Himmler as head of police in

Rome I'm relieved to hear that the

German police considered it their duty

to protect all the enemy citizens my

duty is to maintain order in the streets

discourage resistance and to round up

escaped prisoners prisoners after

Italy's capitulation many enemy

prisoners of war escape from prison

camps and were left unguarded and we

have reason to believe that large

numbers are heading for Rome some may

even be making for the Vatican to seek

refuge these of course will be arrested

before they reach here but in case of

unfortunate incidents

I intend with your permission to have a

white line drawn across the opening of

st. Peter's Square the line will show

the exact start of Vatican territory and

at the same time make my men aware of it

and prevent any of them any harm to

German soldiers from violating it well I

thank you for your consideration colonel

and I can only hope that relations

between the church and your armed forces

will remain as reasonable good day

gentlemen

it's certainly a relief holy father they

seem prepared to act reasonably

he must have been very sure of my

permission Kapler is the one to watch of

course this white line it is not meant

merely to keep his men are just reminder

to us of our authority how far we can go

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come on lad come on don't be afraid to

hit me come on are you all right

now you've a chick a lean in to the left

when you're Bronto hook

ask when you leave yourself open try to

remember that

please just let us speak with someone

United States americano Tommy

b-17 crashed

bomber bomber savvy no via via I hope

they had to give his shelter I thought

they had to help anyone who asked

pleading hi times no need to go running

away you speak English

after fashion the names of clarity you

lads look terrible could you do with a

bite to eat in a place to stay

come on well I'd advise you to trust me

or you'll end up in Regina Coeli prison

tonight father come on follow me and

don't be talking out loud in English

in you go now no one's going to stop you

third live at the end of the passage I

have a bit of business to see too and

I'll join you as soon as I can in you go

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excuse me what is this place Oh speak of

the lingo

it seems like it isn't you here know

your Verity I can see here isn't I'm

sorry I haven't introduced myself I am

Francesca Francesca Lombardo and you I'm

lieutenant Manon US Air Corps and this

is corporal Tate British six armored

division when were you captured my name

is lieutenant Jack Manning my number is

zero seven seas we're going to repeat

your name rank and number lieutenant the

conversation is going to be terribly

one-sided I was picked up in North

Africa mrs. winter Brook fell let's shut

down a few weeks ago we were in a camp

south of here and yesterday the Germans

shoved us all into some cattle trucks we

didn't fancy a trip to the Third Reich

so we jumped off and stole some clothes

I see and what about you are you Italian

my late husband was Italian but I am

from Malta so you could say it was

British

well well and now you just sort of live

here with mr. O'Flaherty I don't

actually live here but I call in quite

often where is he now and his office I

expect he's kept pretty busy

you have something to eat have your good

and your Mythbusters Lombardo well now

what are you doing in Rome

the Vatican's neutral right sir

that's what the chaps always said she

gets stuck make for the Vatican the

trouble was so many people were given

sanctuary during the early days of the

war Vatican was about to burst at the

scene so the gates had to be shut what

about this place this is a religious

hostel on Vatican territory save him out

for the moment excuse me sir are you

some kind of bishop not nearly that

exalted just a Monsignor some decent

clothes proof of it leftenant manning

can wear one of mine where are you going

to put San sepulchral that's where I put

that last lot I've got the RAF bunch of

V on that CD I think we'll try the

Ursuline convent there's no more room at

the convent but I know where they can go

home with me

oh no you don't that's altogether too

risky I'm not even going to consider it

well you're going to have to because I

want to help and this time you're not

going to put me off

but that's the way it is is it it is not

all right only for a couple of days the

old tweed golf jacket that'll do you

fine it's a good thing your pro-british

father Oh mother that's the first time

I've ever been accused of that

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we'll help

unbelievable as it is it's real you know

something Nina it's mine

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your mother's daughter Lisa something

children when I was little more than a

boy I came here to this city I walked

everywhere so every street and

and I fell in love

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and I always promised myself that one

day I would come back - Stevie -

Emmanuel mother looks like a wedding

cake and fascism

there is the Campidoglio there the

temple of Jupiter stood all the Roman

emperors used to celebrate Saint Peter's

at the Vatican

where's the course here you can see it

from here can we go

so I'll take you what I have time oh I

told you I'll take you there soon

maybe tomorrow you can go anywhere we

like

throw miss hours

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our mother gets

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scusi Lucy Tolliver mother Piazza Navona

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the Piazza Navona goes he shielded

schools he does he thought a good mother

kids in Ramona

Mathis

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Doublemint Doublemint

Elmo's vichy homme oh boy

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now to listen

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like

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Plato

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I go up

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this way please

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you remember our friend Simon

yes sure the wonders of medical school

how's it all gone I was going one

Monsignor until the Germans came my

family is Jewish they know what may

happen this is my elder daughter Julia

my other daughter Amelia and our friend

Simon vice these gentlemen are allied

soldiers they're doing to stay with us

for a while we're very grateful to you

mrs. Lynne Warner but we won't be here

long as soon as we've rested we'll have

their lives there's not a chance the

whole German Army's between you and your

people in Salerno in a couple of days

I'll have you move somewhere more

permanent we'll see about that

in the meantime please don't worry

things will be a bit crowded but we'll

manage I'm sure we will be like a

rescuer well don't get carried away max

this is all fun and games if there's any

trouble your duty is to get out fast

don't tell anyone where you've been

hiding whatever happens if you're

captured you'll only be put in jail this

is bombarda when her daughter's will be

short

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what is this our port on known

black-market operator sir yes next or a

port on the city's water and electricity

supplies next a list of suspected

members of resistance groups must be

kept under surveillance yes first sign

of trouble round them up what is the

latest on those escaped prisoners

anomaly had been picked up sir ah 53

only 53 army intelligence said hundreds

were heading for Rome they cannot be

here yet I don't accept that here

they must be finding places to hide

before we can arrest them most of the

men picked up so we're heading for the

Vatican they seemed to think there would

be given shelter they are I see up to a

few months ago a committee of the Holy

Office was in charge of welfare in the

Italian camps what is it this Holy

Office

it's the secret court of the Catholic

Church it used to be known as the

Inquisition indeed now it handles all

cases of divorce and heresy challenges

to the faith and so on and this

committee a welfare group are set up by

the Pope but it was headed by a burning

oil

crostini but it was largely run by a man

named or flatty a flair Tia what is he

Hamas a news high-ranking official in

the Holy Office a sort of religious

lawyer what else there's no more

information sir

but we could find out more about him his

associates the people around him yes

well don't spend too much time was still

might be useful at least to know where

he fits in this Monsignor Authority

Coffee monsignor I wouldn't say no that

smells like the real article I believe

it is mr. West seems able to maintain a

regular supply though I'm careful not to

ask how well no cigar see let's get back

to business

oh yes some forty Allied escapees you

say they're mostly British few Americans

and French have been hiding them out in

various colleges monasteries a couple of

private homes

well that's very fine of you that's

splendid effort yeah well the point is

they're going to be a lot more are you

sure of that but nothing could be more

certain it's going to be a major problem

they've got to be housed fed and clothed

I've done all that I can on my own now

you'll have to take over oh but I cannot

possibly become involved once you know I

can't take any responsibility for it

what you saying to me man

in the name of god you're the British

minister but my dear man I've been a

prisoner here in the Vatican since the

beginning of the war this work of yours

need someone who can move about you must

understand that as minister to the Holy

See my strictest duty is to do nothing

which might compromise the neutrality of

the Vatican State all of His Holiness

the Pope so naturally this whole

business upsets me dreadfully I've had

enough of since most of them are British

and naturally thought I should come here

if your pardon me I think I've taken up

enough of your time well it was kind of

you to call and fill me in on the

problem but really my Butler mr. West he

knows more about what's going on than I

do

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most kind of you not my concern

so come in mr. West

sergeant drop you works you'd better be

careful what you say yes I didn't think

you looked so happy when he left uh sir

hmm

oh that may surprise you to learn that I

was born and raised in Ireland during

the trouble some of my closest friends

in college were shot by the Black and

Tans so I've my own opinion of the

English and it's just been you're

definitely confirmed misunderstand we're

not too popular in certain parts of our

answer however I think Minister would

like you to have this sixty thousand

lira yeah Wilson Elsie sorry sir it's

all he can spare at the moment it's for

food and clothes and stuff for the

escapers Oh change just to me Oh Lord

love you sir

which I'm sure he does know he meant

what he said the Vatican's neutrality is

really most precarious the minister has

to be very careful but he's came to

assist you in any way you can in secret

I'm a bit hot temperature he's had a fax

one a bit of a character flaws well I'll

admit that this money is a great relief

food and all the rest of it as you well

know I get them scarce and expensive

well that's where sidarsky thought I

might come in handy sir now I've managed

to keep up some contacts I've got one or

two friends in the black market

have a chair oh thank you very much

the big problem if this to be as many

escapers as you expect will be finding

Italian civilians willing to hide them

provided that is you intend to carry on

with the job sir well that's another

thing I mean that's the reason I want to

see your boss if someone doesn't do

something quick all those people are

going to be in mortal danger when ice

writes it well I've got a few friends I

could call Don serve I mean while you

and I could start organizing things what

why sir mr. West how'd you like to go

into the real estate business

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the Piazza more troll no friend of

grazie signora

fine we'll take it this is the best jet

option it's something most expensive and

also the safest they'd never think of a

computer right just find the colorful

Gestapo headquarters what do you mean

you're not going to let us in he'll fees

isn't there someone we can talk to

lieutenant Barnett sir Royal Tank Co

holy butter guard leopard senators

escape computers squared at a parade

sorry sir I understand you can help us

well I might now we're not changing the

guard at Buckingham Palace

can you just walk along behind it's like

normal people

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I never get used to Atlantis is our

safest house keep it for emergencies in

order to really move somewhere a little

less elegant born in Ireland sir of

peasant stock late entry into the Jesuit

college where he was known for his

strong anti-british sentiment is that so

appointed vice rector of propaganda at

the college here in Rome at the age of

28 then Vatican charged the Pharaoh in

Egypt he'd been transferred to the

Diplomatic Service yes sir well

resourceful now what is this note to

Czechoslovakia 1936 all right I don't

know sir or where did the information

come from Beck

sale of the secret police he is outside

so

this place is not for me Czechoslovakian

1936 that is women flat he was sent

there sir

the purpose of his mission has never

been discovered but in 38 when you

returned to Rome to join the Holy Office

several of the people whom he was

associated with and whom the Gestapo

wanted to interview disappeared he

helped them to escape nothing is certain

only that he was connected with them I

have put him under surveillance as you

ordered but my men can only follow him

once he crosses the white line so far

they have nothing of interest to report

but I am interested they're very

interested keep watching him anything

more you can learn I want to know at

once that your horoscope

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black market prices are rising continued

almost every day this is blind demand we

need at least to see that means we'll

have to pass the hat around again mines

the largest so we leave that to me close

Monsignor II we need boots and shoes and

many of the men are seriously ill they

need treatment by the Marcin II is your

department the hospital of santa cruz's

in my parish the pharmacist promised us

whatever medical supplies you can spare

first-rate anything else if I could make

a suggestion sir we've got a lot of men

here trained there are they just going

to sit around no we can use them for a

sabotage cutting lines of communication

so second explosives and now maybe

without guns

half of them wounded half starving all

of the wrong practice and groups are

being formed father that's what you want

them to join one of them we're not the

resistance group we're not here to be

blowin up trains Munson unit let me say

it once and for all as priests it's our

duty to do all we can to help those in

danger the victims of the war we're not

here to add to the killer forgive means

here now back to business

cut Langenthal you're talking about

spare rooms well they're getting the

scare sir and scare sir but we managed

to dig up a few good your nominee escape

has come to me at the Swiss consulate

but I have to be able to tell them well

but I've been thinking about that I want

you all to pass the word I'll be near

the steps of st. Peter's if anyone needs

me every afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 mom

if they don't you said we could be

setting yourself up as a target oh don't

worry my boy

I'll only be a target for the pigeons

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ah

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rabbi Leonie good afternoon gentlemen

buona sera

relax you would have noticed a few Jews

have been bothered and not one single

piece of Jewish property has been

damaged

since the SS took control in Rome you

and your families are quite safe please

understand we have heard stories rumours

allied propaganda I suspect but I

promise you that there will be no ill

treatment no deportations to forced

labor or so-called death camps you can

take it from me these camps do not exist

you and your families will be treated

exactly the same way as any other

Italian Thank You Colonel you have

spoken frankly so must die these are

words we never expected to hear there is

one small point however I have shown you

my good faith to show yours I must ask

the Jewish community to pay an indemnity

of 1 million lira and 100 pounds in pure

gold this must be delivered to this

office within 36 hours or free I may not

be able to keep my guarantees such an

amount of gold is impossible to raise in

such a short time Colonel I beg you

please give us a little longer I'm sorry

36 hours starting now

a hundred pounds of gold the elders say

we have to trust Kapler they say that

somehow we must try to raise the full

amount this colonel camper he gave us

work did he like it though then there

are no extermination camps hold on

assignment just hold on I've got a lot

of friends they've got friends you tell

dr. Leone we'll all pitch in and do what

we can here doesn't weigh much and it's

a start for you

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well exactly 100 pound cell exactly to

the ants Colonel thank you doctor

typical they swore they had no gold but

I could find it quickly enough when they

head to it so it seems and now they're

going out free we should have asked for

twice as much you're too greedy here I

didn't want to make it impossible for

them sir we had raided their ghetto how

long would it have taken us and how much

would we have found at best

less than half you let them do our work

for us my arm is killing me didn't I got

your tank shut out from under you

lieutenant I thought you said this was a

shortcut Padre our soldiers will cut

through the old get off just up ahead

could we slow down just a little not on

your life leftenant

that's regina coeli prison where you

wind up if you're tangle with one of the

German patrols like Italians in

godfather so they are poor devils

working for the Gestapo now we're trying

to arrange for some artistic

reproductions of Vatican passes good as

the real thing

even with any going to have to wash your

stuff

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trickster both of you Luca remember the

adjust the akatsiya monkey what

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I stay out of it why are you doing this

we need more people in the world cams

these have been chosen the chosen people

but their security was guaranteed

they paid to take these orders on the

table take it up with them

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sure

now you make a wish

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children

and your wish will come true so on a

coin it means that's a waste is bound to

be granted because we're never going to

leave

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but after all the trouble I've taken to

land in a conference the bishop hit his

ball of mighty swipe that it disappeared

wasn't on the fairway and wasn't in the

road

it had ricocheted off the tree hit the

fence and bounced into the back of an

open truck which took it all the way to

general it is the longest drive in

history

good evening count Lankan Thomas and

Senora

I'm always short meet with Prince

Marseilles parties oh yeah the six

package is arriving tomorrow open six

more but that'd be at 63 the AMG and the

apartment in Piazza

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you are socializing with the Swiss

console I see once your it will reach

all the best people at your parties push

Matteo and at least four of them hiding

escaped prisoners

don't say anything I know you're

interested in paintings of the Roman

school I have one you haven't seen

before I'd appreciate your opinion of it

you don't deny what I said you seem very

well-informed I have known of your work

for some time and I'm ashamed to have

done nothing

I believe you're short of money well

that's a slight understatement were flat

broke it is risky to draw out large

amounts - often give her 300,000 do I

give you more as soon as I can I want to

give you some warning warning automatic

yes I hear things for instance they just

stopped always watching you there they

go oh that will keep him out of trouble

don't take it so lightly my friend but

Kapler is an extremely dangerous man

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she's seen at all the most fashionable

histones but all the best parties here's

as much Playboy as a priest

perhaps Dec have you learned anything

more

we heard he helped organize a gold

collection for the Jews shall we pick

him up

no always sweat a confession out of him

Colonel it's a delicate situation

back it calls for kid gloves not your

rubber truncheon what's in your clarity

is an important Vatican official a

protege of the Pope we cannot touch him

without proof people in the city must

help him does that go for them too

it does not it's time these Italians

were taught a lesson

I want checkpoints at every major street

and random checks on identity papers

throughout the city and the curfew

starting tonight Jeff no civilian to be

allowed out after dark without special

permission anyone without a permit to be

arrested and anyone who does not stop

for questioning to be shot on sight and

I want guards on that white line to

these people learn how their friends are

doing the shutters down

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more seniority I am told for the first

time in living memory I work at the Holy

Office is nearly up to date but get them

there your holiness

slowly but surely walk with me my son

our work here is never easy but the

war's made it infinitely more

complicated every day the white line

becomes more like a prison wall and

every day we become more aware of all

the suffering outside so many calls for

him one does what one can

Holy Father each of my priests was doers

his conscience tells him I only asked

that where the action is taken

it does not affect Vatican neutrality

however although officially I am unaware

of my priests activities it also means

that it is very little that I can do to

save any of them if they are caught

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we are going to need more food this will

mean moving about war I was wondering if

we could use neutral passports well we

have a few Swiss and Spanish for

emergencies but to get more even good

forgeries is almost impossible I think

you'll have to rely on the Vatican

passes for now

Oh Francesco we weren't worried about

you Jeremy taught me twice well we've

not time to recap I'm afraid it's almost

time for Capra's unholy curfew jackal

fillion later we're now looking after

over 1700 escape at 1726 to be exact and

that means tighter security from now on

when we contact each other it'll be

through code names

go ahead Harry nothing elaborate the

simpler codename the easier it is to

remember and hopefully the harder for

the enemies break now Francesca you will

be Malta the Monsignor will be golf

father Vittorio will be Vikki mr. West

Jeeves

count Langenthal Edelweiss

Simon dog and father Morosini boots I'll

be Tommy and lieutenant Manning will be

Joe and what is my good name we thought

we'd call you Big Mama and now we're

going to have to break up before sunset

and we have to run and hide in our own

City when in my parish people need a

priest after dark

I cannot even go to them at the moment

the Germans are making the rules father

but we can be thinking up one or two

ways to twist him around

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battle

belly up Betty

something's of it give thanks all right

I'll get it

no no this is a German patrol in the

next three you'd have to get your men

out of here at once

you heard clear away the mattress will

do that just collect your things

take them to st. Monica's convent really

key come on the beds then clear up

everything you see lying around my

daughters

may I ask what you're looking for

escaped prisoners and deserters

who else lives here there is only the

three of us

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if not only you are seeing father

captive 930 beauty evidence in the

DeStefano divorce they're still battling

are they sorry if I'm interrupting Oh

Victoria's alright come on in

we'll finish that off later father Galli

arrives asked him to wait please sit

down tutorial how do you get this

through it all well I once worked on a

farm it's just the same you start

earlier yesterday late I've been here in

son gossip you it's worrying and if you

wouldn't listen to it it wouldn't be

worried there are people here and the

Vatican who are jealous of your success

ah would be jealous of a Monsignor you

have enemies you the Vatican

why would I have enemies here they say

your work for the escaped prisoners

proves you are or not the dogs Vittorio

I'm not going to start worrying about

politics you must think about your

future this Colonel Herbert captor born

Halberstadt germany's son of a doctor

personally recruited in the SS by

reinhard heydrich 1938 organized

deportation of Austrian Jews to

concentration camps transferred to

Belgium where he put down an

insurrection in Brussels with many

reported atrocities add to that in the

last six months he supervised the

deportation of Roman Jews he's organized

mass roundups of people for slave labor

and personally ordered the torture of

hundreds of cities talk about my career

my little enemies in the Vatican here's

the real enemy

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Padre what is it a tree there's bad news

father Laura Sini's being arrested of

one of the checkpoints arrested why he

was carrying a guns he's been taken to

his stop her headquarters as well as

helping us he's been working for the

resistance as a courier I should have

known he was something like that

where was he picked up via Alighieri

mrs. Lombardo sent

we better warn her immediately and all

of our people in that area

start moving as many as you can to other

sectors they won't force him to talk I

mean they wouldn't talk to a priest

get moving hurry good movement oh yes

remember me no I am admire your courage

but please understand you possess

information but we must have I know ever

meshes for the good of your country

please help me to put an end to the

violence you're a priest surely you want

that too I have no information I won't

even let you become a martyr father I

will have you taken to Regina Coeli to

be shot by your own country sure you see

it's pointless to go through all this

but all you have to do is to give us a

few names

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Maceo is there any word only the Father

Knows rozina refused and still refuses

to name anyone they've taken him to

Regina Coeli prison have you found out

what's to be done with him the Holy

Father broke his rule and appealed to

the German High Command for a pardon

they said they could not interfere the

decision to executive are not lies with

the SS commandant

my countrymen I die for love of our

country to which and to God I dedicate

my last thoughts Viva l'Italia

I forgive you

firing party present

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fire

shooting he's a priest

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so the fox's shoulders not very very

expensive as a word for New Year's Eve

and a suit for France and the pretty

little party dress for you so of course

why not and then we had lunch at a

wonderful restaurant of cancer nirvana

oh how but it's so beautiful we have to

eat that together nothing special its

usual problems I saw you have it don't

they see enough guns everywhere that's

what he wanted and it's good for him to

get used to them believing

happy Christmas

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can you believe it gentlemen one week

ago the Americans of British landed at

Anzio on his thirty miles southwest of

Rome and not a single German between

them and the city and then for some

reason some unfathomable reason they

didn't advance the time they wasted

digging themselves in was enough for us

to bring up tanks and artillery and now

we've closed the gap with two army cause

and the mortars and dive bombers on the

night and day

the Fuhrer must hear about this there

you have a gentleman

the Anzio beachhead has been contained

Rome is a safe as ever even the landing

brought out many partisans in the street

so we were able to round them up very

good but I also hear that there are

large numbers of enemy prisoners among

them colonel and that suggests that even

in Rome's are more than we suspected

many have been rounded up sir soon I

shall be in a position to arrest the

others relieved to hear that price for

him himself has asked me what is being

done about them I am fairly certain that

this organization which is helping these

prisoners is being run by one man

the priest Lindy wasn't it wasn't

quickly the right favor doesn't deal in

supposition he wants results

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well that's the last Department check

let's go do we have to go right away

your mother would kill me if she knew I

took a chance to be alone okay

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I'll take the long way home

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Thank You commander Tori

thank you for the cough drop

good evening come on signora

are you enjoying me off from mrs.

Lombardo very much thank you can't dang

it it's nice to be reminded of what life

used to be like there are things in

trust Avery possibly entertain a few

more visiting monks our power to send

them round tomorrow yes I think we could

manage that one signora

well shall we be getting back for

another dose of Puccini

fixed you were pathetic

yes civilian records office nationality

Irish birth list I don't care it with me

wait over there please I understand it

this has never been question of

capitalist orders that you confessors

are no longer valid

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to win

diverse

about

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it

as master Daria

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they do nothing till the morning they'll

check out this name of the Irish Embassy

same with the bass come along

did you see something about it yes

someone I am very much want to meet

Francesca what is it it's Catholic I've

had an idea he wants to work with me you

and Julia run along now with the count

go straight home mind off you go

don't believe a met I'm sure I would

have remembered I did is this Monsignor

of clarity of the Holy Office my wife

Lucy yeah

good evening mrs. Kaplan we like to

think so my head captain yes captain

well I'm delighted to meet you at last

I've heard so much about you and I have

you did you enjoy dereferencing de Armas

Lee Puccini is my favorite ah

so don't we have something in common

perhaps we can discuss it one day what

other things I hope you will be my guest

in fact in the near future

the dependent how long you're going to

stay in role I intend to be here for a

very long time isn't it

well indeed it says ma'am as Irish is

McGinty's goat from the land of saints

and scholars in leprechaun it's a very

primitive country oddities

dr. Schiff the Monsignor would agree

with you he will tell us it is a modern

democracy now and that's a fact with an

elected Prime Minister Parliament

religious freedom as well it's a system

might recommend to you but button hold

your pendulum that's a rare pleasure

once in here we shall meet again I

promise

in the case we talked I wonder if I

might have a little memento of the

season what have they asked him too much

free it's a sign my program why not

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your kindness is so it's been a great

privilege to have met with you mr.

Kaplan captain Burke Charlie Madison

indeed so glad we didn't meet the lady

these words she was lovely

yes I would've liked to have met her too

fine motor Tommy go Vicky where did you

get this it was taken from a man we

picked up last night

what do they do with him he was taken to

the Regina Coeli until his identity

could be checked

I've asked back to bring in here we are

the idiots sir with all our technology

all our experts we expect something

complicated but suppose this is

something really very simple so simple

in fact it is actually quite clever v4

via for instance Street and the numbers

would be house numbers yes perhaps and

the second set number of escapist yes

well the man they picked up will tell us

if I'm right it shouldn't be too

difficult to work out on a map exactly

what areas these numbers represent yes

but man you want it well forgive me

he was released first thing this morning

what you're being released from the

prison they had an order for his release

signed by you that's ridiculous

I never signed anything it looks like

your signature can

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most successful operation

you're never to blame there's a little

persuasion in the business of what we

have will tell us who the others are

they in turn will lead us to more man

other hiding places and like ripples in

the fall exactly great pleasure I shall

invite Monsignor golf to visit

I will send a cable at once to why screw

him up

thank you clean sweep Harry Barnard

yeah paddy was out the window when he

heard the shots but he's sure Harry's

dead

well they've got his codebook as well as

mine I'll have to warn the others wait a

minute jack you're in the Vatican now

you've got to stay here outside you'd be

a marked man forget it jack

they've already rounded up 65 of your

people we've got to move the rest than

the ones in Barnet sector

you're safe one you've got to save them

all it's not possible Monsignor

thousands of escapers on the books at

the moment plus of all the Italian

civilians hiding them once in your

unless you can pull off a miracle

this whole thing's finished capital is

one of your rounds he is not yet won the

fight now we don't know when or where

the Gestapo will strike next

everyone's in danger what we've got to

do is to move our people all of them to

safe places immediately it's going to be

some operation how do we set it up well

we can count on all our Italian friends

they're not gonna let Kaplan we're not

let's get started it's a great deal to

be done precious but what's hard I don't

even do it in time sir we'll give it a

try lads and remember if we bring this

off it'll be something you can tell to

your grandchildren

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nothing every part empty in some coffee

pot still hot fires burning food on the

table nothing how did they all get away

he did it

that damn priest sir

this is the caretaker what can he tell

us what tell him it was him he wasn't

dressed like a priest but this is the

man who rented the apartment I'll pick

him up immediately I wish it was so easy

what you mean so you're still protected

by the Vatican I will have to go in and

ask for him hat in hand

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we have respected vatican territory but

it has been violated again and again

then I suggest you make your report to

your authorities Colonel I am the

authority in Rome and I tell you that an

illegal organization exists which is

hiding prisoners of war and is being

directed by one of your staff I want to

question

I regret that will not be possible you

know who I'm talking about once said you

of a flatty of the Holy Office

he has charges to answer I'm afraid I

cannot give my permission I ask only out

of courtesy I intend to question him now

I know your methods of questioning gun

even if the priests pair remind you

where you are that all my officials here

have diplomatic immunity there is

nothing more to be said

if you wish to create an incident here

Colonel Kepler and please continue

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Kaplan

yes genera he's here in Rome yes yes of

course at once something wrong no it's

hair but it's 5 o'clock in the morning

will you please tell me what's going on

I told you nothing go back to see

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general thanks for him Allah is waiting

for you I won't forget you said the

whole things taken care of

why has he come to Italy because

whatever happens in Rome is like it

affect the whole Italian campaign I'm

sure and said that cable best let

sleeping dogs lie

this one could bite our heads off at

ease gentlemen

at ease I am delighted to see you again

General Howe it's a great honor rice

view and you colonel Keppler I am to

convey to you general the Fuhrer's

personal congratulations

the bravery and devotion of the SS

throughout this Italian campaign it is

our only wish to be worthy of your trust

rush for you to have it entirely

if you find it cold in here

damp air I expect not good for my

sinuses several days ago Colonel general

Helms sent a cable informing me of your

success in rooting out all resistance

groups in Rome yes sir it was most

encouraging I showed it at once to the

Fuehrer Shura read it more than ready my

dear colonel became the main subject of

our discussion it so happened it tied in

with an important policy matter now I

need to know just how complete your

success is it's a very big city sir

over a million inhabitants and bound to

be one or two spots of unrest quite so

quite so colonel the teeth of the

resistance have been drawn rice fewer we

have broken the spirit of the partisans

good there are no more incidents very

good the paw report referred

specifically to the escape organization

but you say it was controlled on the

veterans you do not mention that colonel

coupler has had some success there to

last feel some success you told me it

had been totally destroyed and not

entirely sir we closed part of it in

other words the report was inaccurate I

was misled not exactly sir I expect to

round up those are squatters you are

admitting is that Rome is still not

fully under our control is that so is

that it

I chose you to go to Rome colonel

because I knew that you would allow

nothing to stand in the way of your

success

nothing now I have to go to the fewer at

a time when he is under great pressure

with the Americans of the British poised

across the English Channel for the

danville winter driving our forces out

of russia with an army here in italy

ready to fall back the foragers

encircled I am to go to him and say I

was misinformed the report of which he

has made vital decisions was false I

could break that organization in one day

vice Fuhrer or you could could you tell

me how the man who runs it as a priest

protected by the Vatican if you would

just allow me to go in and get him no no

no that is one thing you will not do it

would bring about a crisis affecting

policies far beyond this present

situation Rome must belong to us so it

can be used as bargaining you were not

into the Vatican but you were smashed

that organization do you hear me you

will do it now

I chose you for this job Colonel Kepler

I would not like to think I had made a

mistake

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I'd like to invite you to my party

Monsignor but I'm not sure I will be

doing the ladies they're not justice

forgive me Contessa but a man of my

profession is surrounded by people the

only safety in numbers

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Walton how are you doing here attending

the enemy's parties is the only way to

learn what's going on well this is one

invitation you should have turned out in

capillaries here I've seen an account of

the load of food supplies delivered to

the Council of tomorrow some nuns are

they around are collected in young new

hero

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Colonel Kapler what a surprise

not for me Monsignor I was looking

forward to continuing our talk for now

but I would have thought we'd covered

just about everything there was to say

but that was before I'd given you my

autograph before I third of your

repetition for the extremism

you also have quite a reputation true

but I'm German and know my enemies your

Irish must change to feel such concern

for the enemies of your country speaking

of your enemies just about the entire

civilized world isn't it I was told you

had wit I find you're disappointingly

obvious stop give me I just wanted to

make sure that you understood my meaning

do not attempt to provoke me I had you

invited here to give you a warning after

tonight if you take one step outside the

Vatican eternity you'll be arrested on

sight trouble

- I get the feeling that you'd like to

put a crimp in my social life damn you

and your social life you stay behind

that pipeline you'll spend the rest of

the war in Regina Coeli

prison the way the waters going that

might not be long at all you listen to

me Priya you listen to me I'm from a

neutral country I have diplomatic

immunity I am a member of the Holy

Office of the Catholic Church you cannot

tell me what to do I own Rome not you

not the Pope just because you were a

frog it won't protect you remember

you're gonna run a priest I do remember

him and so does every person in Italy

who understands the meaning of freedom

get out get out go back to the Vatican

where you belong

this is your last party

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this is something I wanted you to see

more senior glories of the Vatican

Palace I used to love so much when I was

a boy now packed away down here

irreplaceable treasures Leonardo Raphael

relics infinitely more precious of some

Francis of some Catherine of Siena the

records and Archives letters since

August in Martin Luther even from Henry

the eighth's of England to the Holy

Office see him for a divorce nearly 2000

years of history staggers the mind Holy

Father I'm here it is now buried beneath

the ground behind steel walls the

threats of shells and bombs protected

from man's inhumanity our past is full

of bloodshed more senior armies have

templed us yet nothing has changed

conquerors may come and go but the

eternal church must remain and so it

will be Holland I have inherited the

responsibility of all the Pope's right

back to some Peter himself my greatest

single duty is to preserve the

continuity of the centuries the heritage

in existence of the Holy Church I have

been condemned by many for not speaking

out against Nazism for making a

Concordat with Hitler which guaranteed

the life of the church in Germany was I

wrong it may not have seemed so at that

time Holy Father

well perhaps I could have done more

the white line is a very precarious

boundary for us now it's impossible to

defend it I was surprised to see the

Palatine guards carrying arms only a

token I've learned that Hitler has drawn

up plans to invade us and to create a

puppet papacy in least some time under

his control sure you don't think he'd go

as far as that that depends on many

factors on the progress of the war on

the result of secret negotiations on how

great a danger the Vatican seems to the

military authorities here in Rome I

understand the difficulties I'm glad you

do I'm glad you realize that any

activities which give the Nazis an

excuse to invade our territory must be

avoided at all costs all such activities

must cease the essence of statesmanship

is compromise Monsignor I'm not a

statesman your holiness the questions

are asking more simple I look at things

and try to understand them in simpler

ways yes what question are you asking

yourself now the only one that seems to

matter Holy Father what is our duty when

we come face-to-face with evil we must

fight it if we must fight how can we

compromise in the abstract we cannot in

practical terms it is sometimes

necessary to proceed slowly and with

caution

but isn't that to say in this area it

depends on the circumstances when I was

an altar boy the old priest who taught

us used to say do what is right come

here and God will give you the upper

hand

Sanctus complicitous for some it is

easier than others is it ever right to

see innocent people in mortal danger and

turn her back on only father at this

very moment

I'm responsible for the safety of over

4,000 people hidden in Rome and outside

the city

I have spoken to you from the heart my

son you must do what you believe best

think of what I have said God guide your

decision

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so many are dependent on me or is that

the sin of pride

what should I do if my life could help

you move I will be able to

I can give you the blessing of the

church

only you can decide

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Thank You principal tail there's more I

can do to help do you have time for

sub-dean that's the one thing I can say

[ __ ] only a moment though if I don't get

back soon my friends will be as nervous

as long-tailed cat in a room full of

rocking chairs

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Empress of all masters of the world

little like in France with a difference

Roman Empire did not survive like the

last 4,000 years yes lucky one day you

may take my place and then in time your

sons will grow up and carry on the works

it's definite

the Germans are pulling back in the

south they can no longer hold their

defense lines they're true to form

though they'll not give up without a

hell of a fight

still it's good to hear

thank you again I wish I could do more

Hugh like many others I would like to

the Gestapo remember yeah I want him

alive please God these are the kitchen I

do one story I was trying to hold them

as long as I can it's an outrage

eisah speak your superiors where's hate

where's a party are you talking about

you were seen here is with you it's all

ridiculous accusation juggle quite

obviously he is not here

spread out that's heavy wrong

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it is your work get out

subscribe

don't look round don't even move priest

it's me the cast up were after what you

want to do just climb down here

or what do you think what happens to me

and if they recognize you you better hit

me father mother

you sure right here yeah that's enough

work good yeah

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you're a dead man priest

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it was sheer luck we missed you know

that keep it telling him that Franciscan

I can't stay cooped up in here

don't you understand they're going to

kill you they're coming

our sister Candida come on in oh you're

an angel

they're an angel thank you my dear thank

you you've done enough you it's not so

urgent now the Allies will be here in a

few weeks

hey are you listening what on earth are

you doing

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Bonjour North Africa about especially

portray their Holiness the Pope we

solicit by the only father himself no no

our Father medallion is increased

cerebellum

perigee I told you to leave me alone

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good mornin Judy chuckles ominous me now

tell your mother expect three more

borders just for two nights oh and Jack

sends his love

he's going crazy in the back I don't

think he's cut out to be a priest but

he's fired goodbye for now get behind in

the sweeping

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it has been reported all over the city

sir just as a dustman a : an ambulance

Tyra a mailman

the angel Gabriel no doubt people will

swallow any nonsense even the ridiculous

story that he dressed up as a nun people

will believe anything about him

you must be stopped we have tried

everything sir

no not quite everything

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oh it's not that I'm not glad to see us

but we're in the Holy Name did you come

from well seeing as I didn't get you

outside it was a safe bet they'd come in

after you so I've been watching your

back

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my poor darling that's alright it's

alright did you hit him

it will never touch two children you'll

never raise your voice of them at all

their lives

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obviously new picture

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yes Alfred told me thank god you're safe

don't you go thinking I'm not easy to

get rid of please don't talk I haven't

heard

at what

father Vittorio kapner has him that

Gestapo headquarters move it left Iran

three days ago to visit our billet in

the country he never got there yes I

stopped him they want money

they think he's a British spy he has

been interrogated at Regina Coeli but I

stole him nothing he's been moved

tomorrow to a concentration camp in

Germany

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I'm going to go to him right away you

know that's impossible

you might as well give yourself up is

confession and give him absolution both

are not God's here to stop me

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mr. Seligman

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what have they done to you my friend

it's a really deal yeah holy water

too dangerous he was that after had to

my dear friend we shall not meet again

isent

I came to give you absolution thank you

I have already made confession but I

heard something when they tortured me

you must not go

that ain't different justice why not

our apartment is being watched in caged

you go there you're sure do cutlet could

not make me talk but he talked as define

I was already dead he will have her

arrested

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take it with you

you Mary

full of grace the Lord is with thee

mr. Hydell minute

unless it is the fruit of thy womb Jesus

Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us

sinners now and at the hour of our death

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Julie you take Tate and the others to

Sanjivani maturity tell him that I sent

you this buildings being washed so you

better use the cellar door and go out

through the back garden you got friends

that you can stay with could you go to

them as soon as the others are clear

don't take anything but your purse I'm

not leaving here without you she's going

with us I'm gonna get you safely either

wrong there's no doubt about it colonel

he was in an SS uniform he was seen

entering the woman's apartment it must

have been him

by the time the alert was put out he had

left the city and ridden through the

gates I want every approached to the

Vatican sealed off put out his

description I want every available man

in the streets

and get him

get him allies will be here in the week

or so Germans will be driven either

Roman in return stay with us

there's nothing I'd want more Francesca

than to stay here but I can't

the Germans break our escape line I have

to be there to do what I can I have it

terrible feelings that I might never see

you again I told you I'm not that easy

to get rid of please don't go sorry

you've given so much of your strength to

others I don't know when to take what's

left of it I'm just stubborn you're the

one who's strong

I thought there was a good God looking

after us I would make sure that

everything turned out all right and they

will do

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so after months of stalemate our forces

are on the move again US and British

divisions under the command of General

Mark Clark have broken out of the Anzio

beachhead and are attacking the Nazi

stronghold of cisterna driving the enemy

into the hills where they are pounded

day and night by our tanks and dive

bombers at the same time the Canadians

have broken through the Hitler line and

general Alexander's Eighth Army has

crossed the melter River taking 10,000

German prisoners the battles of Anzio

and Cassino are over

and in just a few days now the big one

will begin the battle furrow

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I'm a yell when I beat

oh man yo woman

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Trevor so late in military headquarters

you know

first thing in the morning I want you to

pick what in two days three at the most

we evacuates wrong but you already

defended you said we had weeks yet it is

not to be defended or attacked

it seems this way

Rome is saved and we save our army you

have to give me some some crepes and

some boxes it doesn't a point you can

only take what you need but what about

my clothes my furniture I can just leave

them after habit I wound all my things I

just don't you understand you'd be lucky

to get away

I don't know what you're talking about

you said there was no danger what about

the children you said listen to me

listen up until yesterday there was no

problem but now it's chaos here there's

no transport left I have to arrange

something will you come with us might

not be possible did you and the children

must be ready

are you going let's do something I have

to do what a bad habit

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and for helper and you I did we're not

to kill me anyway

not if you listen I have come here a

person with a message from Kellogg

peplum he wishes to see you at Gestapo

headquarters nerd art this is to be a

private meeting tonight just the two of

you you safety is guaranteed guaranteed

it where the Colosseum

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you know I am not afraid of [ __ ] you

know if I'm going to kill me you're mad

but already have done it in my room that

is so but believe me at this moment

nothing would give me greater pleasure

now when it comes down to it a bullet to

your answer to just about everything

isn't it the only argument you've got I

know what you think of me you and your

church but you forget I have my orders

I'm a soldier I do my duty you can't

hide behind that Kepler don't debase the

word duty my orders were to occupy Rome

control the city in a war that means

whatever it takes to do it whether you

like it or not and you think that

absolves you of any responsibility yes

what is important is the right not wrong

what is wrong all its greatness is over

all that's left is a picture postcard a

playground for [ __ ] and priests there

will be a new order in Europe we are

evacuating Rome now but that means

nothing we will be back the Third Reich

is the future

how many murderous dictators have taught

that kind of rubbish

just look around your cat-lair you're

standing where your ancient friends

entertain themselves what in Lyons tear

the Christians to pieces but the church

is still here a lot of broken stones

like these in a few years that's all

that'll be left of your third rank keep

your history lesson priest you crawl to

your pulp and obey his orders just as I

obey mine you compare obedient to Hitler

with the faith the priest knows to his

church you think that's the same

and the neighbors god wait I know about

you and your church I've been talking to

people I know all about you

what is it you want from me

they say that you can't pass a beggar or

a lame dog but that you see yourself

with some sort of obligation to look

after anyone in trouble you'll help

British and American prisoners Jews

Arabs refugees anybody it's a part of

your faith is that right no I wouldn't

deny it that's why I became a priest

brotherly love and forgiveness that's

the other half of what you believe

true-true well I'm glad of it because I

have three more for your mercy way my

wife and two children

if the partisans get them they will be

killed I want them out of Rome and safe

that's what I want from you priests here

asking me to save your family if you

really believe what you preach you'll do

it you expect me to help you after what

you've done you think you can demand

forgiveness you think it comes

automatically just because you what I'm

not talking about myself

you've turned this city into a

concentration camp you've tortured and

butchered my friends you violated every

principle of God and man I can't believe

it after all you've done you want mercy

I told you for my family they're just

part of you talked about you stand for

they've taken whatever they could get

without a thought for the suffering all

around and now your demand that they be

saved

I'll see you in the hello first No

you're no different from animal and all

your talk means nothing

charity forgiveness mercy

it's all lies you hear me lies don't you

talk to me about God and humanity I know

what humanity is it's one half with the

power and the will to use it and the

other half only cattle to be read

there's no God no humanity

you hear me you hear me

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Julie and I have decided we don't want

to wait any longer I want you to tie the

knot Padre it's about time Jack I'm

having rope ready for months if you'll

pardon me ladies and gentlemen we've all

come through and it's thanks to a man I

think

monsignor thank you my friends but if

we're to have a toast I can think to

another one to those we loved those who

cannot be here with us

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this is only the first inquiry into

activities as head of the Gestapo in

Rome do you deny the systematic use of

torture on suspects the accepted methods

of interrogation were used that is not

our information I what I did my duty

does about the pipeline how come now

colonel it is quite obvious that after

your forces retreated you were ordered

to set up a secret line of communication

colonel Kapler we know all about your

wife and children

Meena isn't it and France and Liezel

what do you know what has happened to

them are you playing games colonel your

wife and children disappeared from wrong

they were smuggled into Switzerland as

you well know safe and sound now how was

it done who helped them it takes some

organization now if you tell us how it

was done and who helped them it might do

some good at your trial I don't know

come on channel tell us who was it

stay where you are my son no need to

rise I have only a few moments this is a

great day I have to speak to our people

but first I wanted to speak to you in

this imperfect world you may never

receive the honor that is due to you but

I wanted you to know that in my heart I

honor you I talked to you once of the

treasures of the church perhaps i

deceived myself the real treasures of

the church what makes it imperative is

that every once in a while

someone comes to it my son thank you

may the Lord watch over you

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after the liberation Monsignor hue

Authority was honored by Italy Canada

and Australia given the United States

Medal of Freedom and made a commander of

the British Empire

Herbert Kepler was sentenced to life

imprisonment for war crimes in the long

years that followed in his Italian

prison Kepler had only one visitor every

month year in and year out Authority

came to see him

in 1959 the former head of the dreaded

Gestapo in Rome was baptized into the

Catholic faith at the hand of the Irish

priest

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