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It seems that every star in the Hollywood firmament...

has come out to shine on this glittering occasion.

The world premiere of Georgina Grayson's sensational new movie,

Good-bye My Lovely.

A packed crowd of her adoring fans have been waiting for hours...

just to catch a glimpse of the lovely Georgina.

The air is electric here.

And here she is, ladies and gentlemen!

Here she is, the star ofGood-bye My Lovely,

Georgina Grayson.

She looks magnificent.

And, ladies, you'll be interested to know she's wearing...

a turquoise lam� evening gown...

with matching jacket and fur-trimmed cuffs.

If only you could be here, ladies and gentlemen.

If you could just see this. She looks out of this world.

Georgina, Georgina, just a word for your millions of fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Georgina Grayson.

So who's in it?

What, the ball?

No, the movie. Who's my leading man?

Is it Raft or is it Cagney?

Oh, yes, it's Raft. Oh, well, it'll be a gangster movie.

What a shame.A shame?

Well, they're too violent for me. I like a nice musical.

Musicals are just make-believe. Gangster pictures are real life.

Three cars with seven men.

Look, I told you twice already. There's gonna be a guy in back of the building to meet you.

Not on the phone, you idiot.

It's like the poster says, "Careless talk costs lives."

You know, the stuff's in the cellar. Take it straight to the warehouse.

Oh, yeah, and don't use Joey as a lookout.

He spends most of his time lookin' for broads than he does cops.

Okay. Bye.

Thanks, Chicago.

Any chance of some new nylons, Lenny?

See what I can do, Georgie.Oh, ta.

It's a friend of mine, Georgina.Is it?

Yeah, he's known around the Broadway as Chicago Joe.

Then he's a long way from home.

The boys are going shopping tonight.

Sounds tasty. Anywhere special?

I think it's a little out of your league, Lenny,

unless you can afford a hundred cases of the best scotch.

No, you're right. Too rich for me, Chicago.

Listen. How can you lay your hands on that much stuff?

You gotta remember I was trained by Capone.

During Prohibition, we used to move more than 10,000 cases a night.

What are you gonna do with that?

It was uncomfortable in my back.

Yeah, well, it's nowhere near as uncomfortable as a night in the nick.

Do me a favor, Chicago. Put it away.

Who's the girl?

That is Georgina Grayson.

Georgina? That's a nice name.Yeah. It's her stage name.

She's an actress?

Dancer. But she tells me some big-time producer...

has offered her a screen test some time next month.

A movie star.

So you're really somebody famous?

Depends what you mean by famous?

All those medals. I bet you've seen some action.

Yeah. Yeah. This one here I got for fighting in Norway.

This I got for jumping in Normandy.Oh.

And this one right here I got for a little excitement in Arnhem.

Oh?

Hey, I was wondering if you'd be interested...

in going for a ride with me later on tonight.

I've got a very important date tonight.

Yeah, I bet.

I mean, a girl like you, you're bound to have a boyfriend, right?

Perhaps some other time.

Yeah, maybe some other time.

I'll see you around, Georgina.

See ya.

The show ends at midnight, Broadway Picture Palace.

Yeah, I'll bet it does.

Hammersmith Broadway at midnight.

What a silly place to meet someone.

Oh, I can take care of myself.

Well, if you are going to have a night on the town,

I've got something here that might come in useful.

Evening in Paris! My favorite.

Where did you get it?Never you mind. Just don't use too much.

Right then. Oh, Mrs. Evans, thank you. You're lovely.

Oh, well, someone's got to look after you.

I mean, are you sure you know what you're doing?

Why couldn't he meet you earlier?

You could get your throat cut.

What, by an American officer? Don't be silly.

Oh.

Hey, what you got cookin', good-lookin'?

- Did somebody steal your Buick? - Thought I'd missed ya.

Yeah, and I thought you'd stood me up.

Another minute, and I would have been indoors.

You're lucky.I usually am.

Do you always ride around in a truck this size?

Gets me where I want to go.

It's great.

You've got enough room for a regiment in the back.

Hey, come here. You see this truck?

What about it?

It's stolen. And I stole it.

So come on. I dare ya.

You see, you can't drive around London in a Buick.

People start asking questions.

But you drive around in a two-and-a-half-ton army truck,

and you're invisible.

It's just you and me, honey.

Anywhere special you want to go?

Anything you want to do?

Yeah. I'd like to do something really dangerous.

Dangerous?

Yeah, like flying a bomber over Germany.

Can you see the air force giving me a plane?

It's the men that get all the action. I'd like to see some as well.

In fact, I'd like to be involved in some real danger.

Oh, yeah?

Like what?

What I'd really like to do...

is be your gun moll.

Okay, who have you been talking to, huh?

Huh?

Someone's been telling tales outside of school.

I don't like that.

Okay?

See this gun?

This gun's real special. There's only 12 of them in the whole world.

They were made for the man in Chicago.

He gave this one to me personally.

Think you can handle it?Yeah.

You ever used one before?

Yeah.Yeah?

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

What're you doing in England?

The boss had a brain wave-- take over the limey rackets.

He used his influence to get me posted here.

I run the London end of his operation.

When this little excitement in Europe is over--

No.

This is a real gun. It fires real bullets.

Which make... real holes.

See, where I come from, we'd just as soon kill a man...

as we would take out our garbage.

Give me a chance, Chicago. I'll prove--

Hey. Hey.

Don't ever, ever call me Chicago.

Not even when we're alone, okay?

As far as you're concerned, I'm Second Lieutenant Ricky Allen.

Okay, honey?

Could we pull a job together?

You bet we can.

- Say, Georgie, what time is it?

Nearly00.

My boys just knocked over a warehouse.

Stole their entire stock of spirits.

Say, Georgie, how'd you like a fur coat?

It's what I've always wanted.

Well, fox, chinchilla, mink? You just name it.

That one. I want one just like that. That's gorgeous.

You got it.

There's probably only enough here to make a pair of gloves.

Where is the rest of it? Still on that woman.

Damn it. I know there's a war going on and all,

but where has the quality gone, huh?

Where's the class?

You've got more class than any 10 men I know.

- Say, you know how to drive? - No, you're joking.

First time I went in a private car was when--

was-- was on my 24th birthday.

Hmm, tsk, that's too bad. All gun molls gotta know how to drive.

I guess this is where you learn.

Okay, now step on the gas faster.

There. Now push in the clutch.

Ready? Go.

- Jesus!

Look at that.Wow.

- Oh, my God.

So when can I meet your gang?

Soon. But you probably won't know you've met them. We don't advertise.

- Tomorrow? - Is another day.

Morning.

The deposit is refunded to you...

if the cake is returned undamaged after the wedding.

You cook your wedding cake, then before your reception...

you place it inside like this.

Then when the bride's going to cut the cake, you simply get out the real one.

Won't everybody laugh?

Of course not. No one has a real wedding cake nowadays.

All right then. I'd like to collect it on Friday afternoon.

All right then, love. I'll put it on one side for you.

Thanks ever so, Joyce.

He's such a good boy. Insisted on making the tea.

Oh, it's the least I could do, ma'am, after a meal like that.

Ohh.Real home cooking.

You must miss Boston, Ricky.

Not as much as I used to.

Oh, sir, I got these for you and the force's P.X.

- Ohh. - Thanks, Ricky.

I wish I didn't need 'em.

Every time I run for the shelter, I wheeze like a billy goat.

Well, you won't have to run to one much longer, love.

Mr. Churchill says the tide has turned.

Churchill. He makes it all sound like an outing to South End.

We're hoping it's gonna be over by Christmas now.

There'll be some changes when it is.

No more rationing. No more queues.

No more Churchill.

Now, if we had a leader like Roosevelt or Stalin, men of vision--

You.

How long is your leave, Ricky?Oh, I can't say, Mom.

We're still being debriefed on that last little bit of excitement.

That was lucky how you got out of Arnhem so quick, son.

Yeah, I guess it was.

Lot of guys didn't make it back.

I bet you had a big booze up when you got back.

No, I didn't have a big booze up when I got back.

I did what I always do.What's that?

I went to mass.

Is it true being Catholic, you can't marry outside of your church?

No. No. As long as the girl takes religious instruction...

and the children are brought up in the faith.

I just wondered.

In here, Walter.

Hello, baby.

Just like the first time I came here, isn't it?

We were talking about automobile insurance.

And you were thinking about murder.

I was thinking about that anklet.

And what are you thinking about now?

I'm all through thinking, baby. I just came to say good-bye.

Good-bye? Where are you going?

You're the one that's going, baby, not me.

I'm getting off the trolley car right at this corner.

Why don't you stop being fancy? Let's have it, whatever it is.

All right, I'll tell you. A friend of mine's got a funny theory.

He says when two people commit a murder, it's like they're riding a trolley car together.

One can't get off without the other. They're stuck with each other.

And they have to go on riding together clear to the end of the line.

The last stop's the cemetery.

Maybe he's got something there. You bet he has.

Good-bye, baby.

How're you doin', good-lookin'?

Ricky, I was wondering...

if you were having second thoughts about seeing me anymore.

Oh, yeah?Yeah.

Why are you all dolled up?

I'm a natural optimist.

What'd you do today?

Did a little for Al. Did a little for Uncle Sam.

Tell me about it.

Oh, I can't do that. Secret maneuvers, you know.

You can tell me. I'll keep a secret.

I'll bet you can, just like any woman can.

Only problem is, you'd have to tell just one more woman.

Last night--

You enjoyed it?

More than anything I've ever done before.

I never thought I'd meet a man who controlled his own destiny.

That's nice.

This girl said to Edward G. Robinson in a movie,

"I always wondered what it would be like to be a gangster's moll."

Was it everything you've expected?

Better.

Oh.

Ricky,

gun-- gun moles get to be given little presents, don't they?

Well, I was only thinking about a pair of nylons.

I'll see what I can do.

The whole world's out there, baby, just waitin' to be taken.

We're gonna knock over a roadhouse.

Great. Great.

Where?

Uh, I remember one that's just a couple miles up the road here somewhere.

Okay.

Georgie, not now, okay?Okay.

Now I'm just gonna go look around and see what's up, okay?

All right.You stay put.

Okay. I'll keep a lookout.

Ah, shit.

Tomorrow God's gettin' up earlier, and I'm gonna tell you why.

He doesn't wanna miss the marines keepin' their appointment with destiny.

I don't have to tell you that some of you won't return,

and God's taken care of that as well.

The U.S. marine has a special place in heaven.

The U.S. marine has a 10-dollar seat...

in that great barracks in the sky.

At ease, Lieutenant. At ease.

Are you ready for the big push tomorrow, Lieutenant?

Sir, yes, sir.

That's the spirit.

'Cause if we're gonna go down,

we're gonna go down... fighting!

Lieutenant, have my car brought around.

Yes, sir.

What is it? What's going on? What's happening?

It was a setup.

There were cops all over the place.

They were there for us.But how did they--

How?Yeah.

Someone talked. That's how.

Well, it wasn't me, Ricky. I mean, I didn't even know we were coming here, did I?

I know that, baby. Trust me, if it was you, my boys would've told me.

What? You mean you had me watched?

Let's just say they know where you live.

They know what you do. They know everything.

Well, what just happened back there?

It was a setup. There was an F.B.I. guy waiting for me. Goddamn it!

F.B.I. Bullshit!

- Snafu. - Bullshit!

Snafu-- "situation normal, another fuck-up."

Too bloody right. American gangster? Friend of Al Capone's?

You're just full of crap. And I thought that you were big-time,

thought I'd really found what I'd been looking for.

Fur coats? That's no fur coat.

Pub robbing? Not even a bottle of beer.

You're just a bigmouthed Yank, honey pie.

Oh, yeah?Yeah.

Well, we'll see about that.

Where to, governor?

This isn't a ferry, you idiot.

It's a stickup. Give me your money.

Money? You must be jokin'. I haven't had a fare all evenin'.

I guess this is just your unlucky night.

Hey, wait a minute! What's going on here?

Come off, you bastard!

Hey! Pack it in your barn pot!

I'll get you arrested.

My God, the guy's off his head!

Ricky, stop.Huh?

Stop. I want you to stop the truck now.

Do anything for an encore?

You know the only difference between you and the kraut?

I broke his neck... like that.

What are these-- What-- What are these stains?

They're bloodstains. When you kill a kraut, you cut off his ring finger.

All the paratroopers do it. It's custom.

Everything all right, dear?

Oh, yes, thanks, Mrs. Evans.

My friend's just leaving.

Oh, right. Well, if you need me for anything,

I shall be under my bed.

All right.

- Night. - Good night.

She's worried about the flying bombs.

Oh. Good night, Mrs. Evans.

Good night.

Oh, they're just publicity pictures.

You know, it gives our boys a bit of a thrill.

I can't wait to tell the guys back at the base I'm going out with a real movie star.

Well, I'm hardly in the Cagney and Raft league.

Oh. I met them, you know, last time I was in Hollywood.

Oh, did you?Yeah.

The entire time I spent with them, they didn't kill a single person.

I believed you for a minute.Thanks.

You know, when that bomb went off...

we nearly died.

I was really scared.

I was too, Georgie.

Really? God.

Well, I didn't think anything could frighten you.

I'm not Superman, Georgie.

I mean, you cut me, I'll bleed.

When we were sittin' there in the park...

waitin' for that bomb to drop on us--

Well, it's true about what they say, you know.

Bits of your life do flash before you.

I remember--

I remember thinking about the days and nights and--

and years I used to wait for my father to come visit.

He never did.

My mother-- He left her when I was a kid.

But, uh, she worked as a maid, and we didn't really have a lot of money.

You don't want to hear any of this.

No, yeah, yeah, I do. Go on.

Well, you can guess the rest.

Even in the land of the free, your chances are few without a college education.

So I got my education where I could--

in the bars, clip joints, brothels, gambling houses of Chicago.

I was a bright and eager kid too.

Mob likes bright and eager kids. Yeah.

And you can see the rest.

I bet you've got a girl in every city in Europe.

No, just London.

Will you be staying here after the war's over?

Well, it's up to the boss, you know.

But that's the plan.

What about you?

Well, it depends on my career really.

Here or New York.

I'd really like to see you perform.

Haven't had any fruit thrown at me yet.

Probably 'cause it's rationed.

Are you working anywhere now?

Well, not at the moment.

I've-- I've had this rash on my stomach.

Well, it-- I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow.

Don't worry. It's only a rash.

It'll be better in no time. Promise.

You sure?

Yeah. I wouldn't lie to you, Ricky.

I'm not that kind of girl.

Then I guess I better cool down, huh?

And another winner for Chicago Joe.

Come on.

Gonna break the bank at this rate, Chicago.

It's nothing, Lenny. Just the sign of a misspent youth.

I'm gonna need a pair of nylons.

Oh, yeah? What size?

I mean, are they for Georgina or Joyce?

Georgie.

Oh, so, uh, you haven't scored yet, huh?

Lenny, I always score.

Whew.

I reckon you've connected there, Chicago.

Not from me. She's a commando.

Yeah, but she can give you a good time though.

That's not all she'll give you.

Now I'll have the result in a day or two.

Meanwhile, I suggest-- how shall I say--

you rest a little.

Uh, will you be needing anything for the weekend?

I was thinking of a nice bar of soap.

Soap. Right.

Anything else?

No.

Chicago, nice girls are all very well,

but in your world you could be dead tomorrow,

so fuck while you can.

And better be safe than sorry.

These will give you every protection,

and I'm not talking about buns in the oven.

Morry, my mother always said,

"Keep a clean body and a pure mind,

and you'll go far."

No.

No, Ricky.

Uh, I've gotta go, Joyce.

You're annoyed?

No, honey, I'm not.

I've-- I've-- I've really gotta go.

But what about the pictures? You did promise.

Honey, orders are orders.

Well, I think your commanding officer's horrible.

I'm not crazy about him myself, you know.

But why have you got to go back to camp, Ricky?

I told you, honey. Secret maneuvers, you know.

Okay?

Are you opening up?Yeah.

Five bob the nylons, all right?Done.

I'll see you around, Johnny.

Right then. What you two got planned for tonight, eh?

He won't tell.It's a secret, Lenny.

Oh, yeah? Well, I'll tell you what.

I'll bet it's something special, Georgina, eh?

It's bound to be. Even if it's dangerous.

Dangerous? What, our Ricky?

Don't be so silly, Georgina. He's trained not to take risks. Aren't you, Rick?

Even someone like me, Lenny,

has to take risks sometime.

Right?Right.

I, uh--

I got a surprise for you.

Ricky.

- How wonderful. - Hey, they're only a pair of nylons.

If only you knew how long it's been...

since I've had a new pair.

Wait till you see what I got planned for us tonight. You're gonna love it.

- Fur coat? - Hey, you be patient.

- I'm gonna meet your boys?

Ricky, you are a tease.

I'm a tease.

You look wonderful.

What have you brought me here for?

To take care of a little unfinished business.

Don't have to worry about that rash anymore, Georgie.

I got us a little protection.

Oh.

Hey, what's the matter?

I see.

You don't think I'm good enough to be your gun moll.

Of course I do, Georgie.

Do you?

Yeah.

Well, then-- then prove it.

Okay.

Okay, I will.Good.

Hey, Georgie, I think I remember promising you a fur coat.

Thank you, Ricky.

It's my pleasure, ma'am.

What's up? You miss your train?

Yeah. Any chance of a lift?

Where are you goin'?Bristol.

Oh, you're in luck. We're going as far as Reading.

You'll be able to get a connection there.

What's your name?Violet.

Hi. My name's Georgie.Hi.

Hey. Ricky.Hi.

Put your bag in back. Come on, Georgie, give her a hand.

Oh, sir, that's so kind of you. I hope it's not too much trouble.

Oh, I promise you, it's no trouble at all.

Come on. I'll give you a hand.

So what's a pretty girl like you running around London this time of night, huh?

What were you gonna do, lug that case all the way to Bristol?

No. I was gonna try and find somewhere to stay for the night.

I had an address. But in this blackout, all the streets look the same.

- Do you live in Bristol? - Yeah.

I came up to London to see me fianc�.

Oh, great. Did you have a good time?

No. I walked in and caught him havin' a good time though.

Oh.With his wife.

That's too bad.He's a Yank like you.

He said he was gonna marry me and take me back to the states with him.

I'd saved up all my clothing coupons for months...

and bought all new clothes to get married in.

That's awful. That's really horrible.

You can't trust anybody these days, can you? It makes me sick.

Never mind. We'll look after you. Won't we, Ricky?

Do you want a cigarette or something?

Oh, ta. You're really kind. Both of you.

It's the least we could do, considering one of my countrymen let you down.

I should have listened to me mother.

She was right.

Yeah, I guess we should all listen to our mothers.

That's a Glenn Miller tune, isn't it?Yes.

It's a pity you haven't got a wireless in the lorry.

Did I say something funny?

No, it's a private joke.

What's the matter?

I think it's a flat.

Oh, no. We're miles from anywhere, aren't we?

Oh, shit.

It's an inner wheel.

Is that bad?

Means I've got to take both of them off.

Violet, go and look around and see if there's anyone that could give us a hand.

Yeah, sure.Here, take this.

All right. Thanks.

Now's our chance.

No. Not here.

Why not?

I thought that's why you set it up.

Georgie, someone might come.

Ricky.

Okay. I'll try.

Together, Ricky. Together.

Having any luck, Violet?

No. Not a sign of anyone.

Oh, no.

Is there anything I could do to help?

Yeah, why don't you shine the light on that wheel.

I think I'm getting cramped.

I don't think we're gonna get that wheel off.

Well, you could manage it, Ricky. You could manage it.

It's not as easy as it looks, Georgie.

I-- I think we should go look for a gas station.

Come on.

Why not here?

I told you. I'll help.

And so will I.

You think you can handle it?

If you'll give me the chance.

Okay, we'll try again.

Oh, great.

The engine noise should drown out any of the screams.

That's more like the Ricky I know.

Oh, there you are.

Yeah. I got the wrench.

Violet, do you want a cigarette?

Oh, yeah, I'd love one.

- Cold, isn't it?

All right?

Um--

I'm gonna need some blocks out of the back of the truck. This wheel's not comin' off.

I'll do it.I'll give you a hand.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, my God! What was that?

Help me! Help me!

Grab her hand!Help me! Help me!

Here, use these!

No! Help me!

Wonderful, Ricky. That was wonderful.

Mine. Mine.

How's it look?

It looks great.

They're nasty stains,

but I think soaking them in salt will shift them.

Thanks, Mom.

Here you are.

A nice fresh one.Thanks.

Ricky, are you sure you weren't hurt?

Yeah. I told you. It was my buddy.

There was blood every-- everywhere. I--

I-I couldn't go back to base lookin' like this.

I couldn't face it. I'm sorry about showing up this way.

Your C.O. and his secret maneuvers.

He should be more careful.

I've made up a bed for you in the spare room, so you can get a few hours' rest.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thanks.

You must get some rest, Ricky. You look absolutely exhausted.

Come on. Come on.

Ricky, the war won't miss you for a night.

You can sleep here.

No, I can't, Joyce.

See, I'm-- I'm involved in a situation...

that I have to resolve now.

If I don't,

it might come back to hurt me in the future.

You're gonna have to trust me, Joyce.

I promise after tomorrow there'll be no more problems.

So please don't ask me anymore.

Ricky Allen, you've got more secrets than a cat's got whiskers.

I know about one of your secrets.

What?

Something fell out of your clothes...

when you were taking your shirt off.

I found this.

Joyce, they're general issue.

I have to carry them with me. It's orders.

You didn't think it was--

No, of course not.

I checked. They're unopened.

No, no, no, no. I'll look after these.

I'll put them in my bottom drawer.

I have to get some sleep.

You won't forget to wake me?

Shh, shh.

What are we gonna do after this, Ricky?

I want to get something to eat.

Is that all?

First things first.

And then?

Georgie, the truck's out of commission, okay?

Ricky, we don't need the truck.

Don't you ever want to get some rest?

We can rest in the grave.

Oh, yeah? Hmm. You think they serve coffee and doughnuts there?

Look.

If you don't want to come, I'll go on my own.

I could do it, you know, on my own.

Georgie, come on.

Excuse, please.

We better get out of here.

I know how much you hate violence.

There's a caff at Knightsbridge. It's open all night.

Knightsbridge? I'm not walkin' all the way to Knightsbridge.

Oh, it won't take long. We can always take a taxi.

Georgie!

What?

I told you, not until I get something to eat.

Ricky, we can get something to eat later.

I'm hungry, Georgie.

No, Georgie!

Yes, Ricky.

Stop. Stop!

Georgie, come in here now!

Stop!

Stupid bastard!

Georgie, it just wasn't meant to be, okay?

Come on.

You want a taxi?Yeah.

I'm private hire. Where do you want to go?

Hang on. I'll just get my boyfriend.

- Ricky! - No.

- Yes. Now! - Make it snappy.

I'm breakin' the law touting for customers.

Where do you want to go?

311 King Street.

That'll cost you 10 bob this time of night.

That's fine.

We're here.

I want to go further.

Much further.

How far?

I'll let you know when we get there.

That's gonna cost you more.

That's fine.

Take the old Staines Road.

Please.

This will be fine.

Move over, or I'll give you more of the same.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

Georgie, look out the back. See if anybody's following us.

No, no one.Good.

Check him. He might have a rod on him.

No, nothing.

Shut up!

Be quiet.

Look.

Pens.

Ooh, a lovely lighter.

Bet that's worth a few bob.

Oh, his name's George Heath.

Look, wife and kids.

Nice looking boys.

Grab his feet.All right.

I've got blood on my hands.

Can I sit in the front on the way back?

Yeah.

Come on, let's go.

Now can I get something to eat?Uh-huh.

Not now, Georgie. I'm tired. Come on.

Get up.

What are you doing in my car?

I'm sorry. I were tired. I needed somewhere to sleep.

Where are you from?Up north.

You're a deserter, aren't you?Yes, sir.

Private John Wilkins, 4th Battalion, York-- Royal Yorkshire, sir.

Please don't turn me in. I haven't damaged your car.

Got any money?

Not a penny.

Take that.

Better be more careful about whose car you sleep in.

Get outta here before I change my mind!

Eight shillings.

Oh, come on. It's real silver, Lenny.

Ten bob.

A pound.Leave off.

The only reason I'm offering you 10 shillings is 'cause you're a friend, Chicago.

Okay, you got a deal. Come on.

Lieutenant Ricky Allen.

What a surprise.

I thought you were back at base. I didn't expect to see you till this evening.

Yeah, I had some unfinished business kept me in town.

Len, don't you think Ricky looks a little bit pale?

What?What he needs is a nice bit of fresh air.

Come on. Come. We're going greyhound racing.

Oh, lovely coat.

Thank you. Do you like it?

Ah, you must've been a very good girl to get hold of that, Georgina.

No, Lenny. Very bad.

Hey, some flowers.

Oh, aren't they lovely?Want some?

Mm, yes, please. Oh, they smell lovely.

This is beautiful.Yeah.

Oh, look at how pretty that is.

Oh, my favorite! Oh, my God.

Hey, Lenny, if you could do me a huge favor.

I didn't realize how late it was.

Take Georgie to the track for me, will you?

Oh, Ricky.Pleasure. I'm feelin' lucky.

Come on, Georgie. No, no, really.

I gotta go meet the boys.

All right.So I'll see you later.

Okay.Okay. Okay.

Oh, guess what? Guess what? I got the results back from the doctor's.

What results?You know about my stomach.

The rash. Negative. It's gone.

I'm ready, willing and able.

Oh, that's great.

Okay, um, I'll see you later.

Is that a promise?Yeah, it's a promise.

All right. Thanks for the great time.Okay.

Bye. Come, Lenny.

Oh, ta.

Oh! If you need that money that you won at the dogs,

you'll find it in the gas cooker.

I mean, it's safe in there, love, in case of the buzz bombs.

Ah, you know, he's terribly generous, Georgina.

You're a very lucky girl.

Luck?

Yeah, I suppose it could be luck.

Mind you, I've always felt that in this life, there's only so much luck.

And luck is rationed like everything else.

That's how it's been for me anyway.

You know, I'm so happy when I'm with him.

Have you made any plans?

Oh, no, not yet. It's too early for that.

But we both know that this is it for life.

You know, he's more important to me than any other man that I've met before.

He's-- He's like so many things that other men aren't--

honest, straightforward and totally reliable.

And late. If he doesn't get here soon, you're gonna miss the picture.

Ricky?

Uh-huh.

I don't want to scare you away or anything, but...

I've got something I have to tell you.

What?

I love you, Ricky.

It doesn't make any difference if you don't feel the same,

because I've wanted to tell you for so long.

I love you, Ricky.

I think I've fallen in love with you too, Joyce.

Really?

Honestly.

Oh. Oh, Ricky. Oh, God.

Oh, I'm so happy.

I've never been happier in my life, Ricky.

All 17 years of it?

Seventeen is old enough to die for your country these days,

so it's old enough to fall in love.

Of course it is.

What about-- What about your parents?

What do you think they'll say about you falling for a Yank and all?

Don't you think they know how I feel?

They're both very fond of you.

Dad talks about you all the time to his friends,

and-- and Mom-- well, Mom treats you like a film star.

Well, this film star's gotta get back to base.

Okay?

Will I see you tomorrow?

Yeah, about00, when you get off work.

Can I tell Mum and Dad about us?

I thought they already knew about us.

Oh, Lieutenant Ricky Allen, you're just a tease.

Till tomorrow, darling.

Here.

It is your privilege to remain silent.

Any statement you do choose to make...

may be used either for or against you...

in the event that this investigation results in any trial.

Do you thoroughly understand your rights?

Yes, sir.

The car you were in when you were arrested--

Where'd you get it?

I stole it from a car park near Hammersmith Broadway.

What were your movements on Friday, October 6?

Friday I-- I went dancing with a girlfriend.

Ricky, is that you?

What are you doing?

Get out.

Get out!

And you've known this American for exactly one week,

since last Tuesday,

and he spent every night in your room?

Yeah.

Y-Yeah, that's right.

What about Hulten? Did he tell you to say those things?

Who's Hulten?

Ricky Allen.

His real name is Karl Gustav Hulten.

He's a private in the U.S. Army, and he's a deserter.

A private?

Look, I don't even know a stripper named Betty Jones.

Yes, you do, Hulten.

Georgina Grayson, showgirl,

and another little stripper by the name of Betty Jones--

one and the same girl.

Age?

Eighteen.

Single?No. I was married when I was 16.

I don't live with my husband.

I haven't since the night that we were married.

Okay, Betty, you were born in Wales,

and your parents presently live in Nice.

Yeah, that's right.

And at the age of 13, you allege that you had been raped by a young man?

He wasn't a young man! He was my father's best friend!

He came to pick me up from school,

and then he dragged me down an alleyway,

and he started to rape me, and he kept on raping me!

He didn't stop raping me for hours and hours and hours!

But the charges against him were dismissed.

No, they weren't dismissed! My father forced me to withdraw them!

Why?Because he didn't believe me!

Nobody did! Not--

After that, I was branded a liar and a whore.

So you ran away from home three times...

and subsequently ended up in a Borstal institution.

Well, wouldn't you run away from that?

I'm afraid I've got some very bad news for you concerning your husband.

Stan? What's happened to Stan?

He's missing, believed killed.

At Arnhem.

You, uh-- You certainly appear to like the ladies, Hulten.

I see you have a wife and child in Boston.

Yes, sir.

You know, prior to your desertion, you appear to have had a blameless record.

Yes, sir.

Tell me what you know about a man named George Heath.

George Heath?

Not much.

I read something about him in the paper Saturday afternoon.

He-- He'd been shot or something.

It's silly really.

I only spent one night with him, but even that was awful.

He gave me a bloody good hiding.

Still it comes as a shock to know that he's dead.

Did Private Hulten tell you that he was married as well? Hmm?

Yeah, he's got a wife in Boston.

In fact, he's got a wife and child in Boston.

Did he tell you about a young lady called Joyce Cook?

She lives not far from you. In Hammersmith.

Nice young girl.

Apparently, Hulten was planning to marry her.

I was in the car when Heath was shot.

I must caution you...

that you need not say anything unless you wish,

but anything you do say will be taken down in writing...

and may be given in evidence.

I didn't do it. Ricky did it.

And he did a lot of other things as well.

That's a Glenn Miller tune, isn't it?

On your feet, soldier.

It is your privilege to remain silent.

You need make no statement whatsoever.

Any statement you do choose to make...

may be used either for or against you...

in the event that this investigation results in any trial.

Do you thoroughly understand your rights?

Yes, sir.

Hulten, your girlfriend is singing her head off.

The only advice I can give you-- sing louder.

I told him I wanted to do something dangerous,

but what I meant was, like, fly a bomber over Germany or something.

First she said, um, she wanted to do something exciting...

like be a gangster's moll.

I thought she was kidding, but she wasn't. She was serious.

So I told her the truck was stolen, which it was.

He never told me any time that his truck was stolen.

What he did do was pull a gun to my head and threaten me.

I don't know. It seemed like, uh,

the more crimes we committed, the more excited she got.

I would have gone to the police,

but he kept saying that he was having me watched.

I was also petrified because he kept threatening me,

saying his gang would kill me if I opened my mouth.

And also he works for the mob in Chicago.

I've never even been to Chicago, not once in my life, and that I can prove.

Um, then she said, uh...

if I didn't help her hold up another taxi that she'd do it by herself.

Uh, she'd take my gun.

He said, "Come on. Let's go and get a taxi."

But what he really meant was he wanted me to go with him to rob a taxi driver.

Uh, I had to pick him up from the chest.

She helped me pick up his feet.

We put him in a ditch about three to five feet from the car.

When we got back to my flat, I said to him, "He's dead, isn't he?"

And he said, "Yes."

And I said, "That's cold-blooded murder."

Then he said, "People in my profession...

haven't got time to think about what they do."

You know, I'm, uh--

I'm really glad that girl didn't die.

'Cause she was a nice girl. I liked her.

Move out!

Hulten! Hulten! Mr. Hulten!

Mrs. Jones, do you plan on attending your husband's funeral...

if they recover his body from Arnhem?

Hulten? Hulten? Look at me, Hulten.

President Roosevelt has agreed to allow you to be tried by the British.

Do you think these limey bastards are gonna give you any justice, Hulten?

Is it true that you tortured your victims?

Murders! How many murders? Is it really 17?

Hey, Jones, my magazine has empowered me to offer you �1,000 for a nude photograph.

Two thousand if you've got one with a snake.

They're threatening to go on strike unless you're hanged as well.

What's your response to that?

Hulten, do you have any message for Joyce Cook? Is it right you made her pregnant?

I just wanted somebody to fill a little empty time with!

I just wanted someone to fill some empty time with.

Take my mind off my troubles.

When you're on the run, you take comfort where you can find it.

I'll take what's coming to me,

but God is my witness...

if it was not for that woman there, I would not be standing here today.

George Heath's murder. Four take two.

Karl Hulten and Betty Jones were subsequently charged...

with the murder of George Heath.

They were tried at the Old Bailey...

during January of 1945.

Betty Jones was found guilty and sentenced to death.

She was reprieved less than 48 hours...

before her execution was due to take place.

She was released from prison in 1954.

Karl Hulten, the only American serviceman...

to be tried by the British during World War II,

was found guilty and sentenced to death.

He was hanged on the 8th of March, 1945.