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Your wife will be wearing a purple dress.
Look for the hummingbird.
Friends, colleagues...
...and those who thought he was a figment of my imagination...
...may I introduce, all the way from Paris...
and completely out of the blue...
my wonderful, wonderful husband!
Bonsoir.
I thought he was stuck in France forever!
So it is true.
You do exist!
Oui.
Oh Maurice, how long do we have?
The company gave me six weeks leave.
Six weeks? That is a lifetime!
You know, Christine never stops talking about you.
All good things I hope.
All amazing.
Oh hell, now I have to be amazing.
Ladies and gentlemen...
I haven't seen my wife in many months.
I know you will forgive me if I take her home...
...we must renew our acquaintance.
I must give you some money.
No. Go, go. We will settle the bill.
You go settle your overdue account with your husband.
Maurice. You have a wonderful wife.
When you're settled, we must all meet.
You can tell us all about phosphate mining.
I look forward to it.
À bientôt.
- Bonsoir. - Bonsoir. Bonsoir.
Merci.
Not bad.
You weren't so bad yourself.
Max Vatan.
Marian ne Beauséjour.
I've heard a lot about you around the circuit.
I've heard a lot about you.
Keep going straight. I'll tell you when to turn.
You were in Dieppe for a while?
A husband would offer his wife a cigarette
before lighting his own.
Turn right here.
Thank you.
What went wrong in Paris? Your entire circuit was taken out.
I never discuss non-relevant operational information with anyone.
I'll try to stay relevant then.
That would be appreciated.
Do they trust you?
Two months ago, I got promoted to the Embassy Liaison Department.
I deal with the German legation every day.
But do they trust you?
How did it look?
They seemed to like you.
And I like them.
I keep the emotions real.
That's why it works.
Don't slow down.
This is how you drive in Casablanca.
Now that you're here I can show you off.
We won't be in the apartment much.
I have to go out there and sell you.
We'll have to be careful.
I've told everyone my husband is from Paris.
And?
And...
Your French is good,
but your Parisian accent is terrible.
I've been working on it for months.
Let's hear it.
That was it.
Oh. So then we're in trouble.
That was pure Quebec.
With French Moroccans you might be okay,
but we'll have to be careful in front of real Parisians until the party.
The party's in 10 days. Is my invitation gonna be a problem?
Now that you're here,
I'm going to set up a meeting with Herr Hobar.
And then it's up to you.
Can you stand 10 days in this tiny little place,
Le Québécois?
It's not so bad.
Water's hot, sometimes.
I'll take the couch.
Actually, you'll sleep on the roof.
It's cooler.
And in Casablanca, the roof is where husbands go
after they've made love to their wives.
The neighbors will find it curious
if I don't come to visit you on your first night.
I've told Madame Torgenot and Madame Petit all about you.
They'll be very excited.
They'll guess that the sex is already over.
And it was great, by the way.
Then,
you went to the roof.
I missed you
because I've been sleeping alone so many months.
So I came up to tell you I love you.
You're very thorough.
That's why I'm still alive.
Now we should talk.
And laugh.
Mmm. We're married. Why would we laugh?
Kiss me.
Now talk.
Tell me what you'll do after the war.
I don't know what I'll do after the war.
Look.
The lovely Madame Petit in apartment seven.
She's married to a German tank captain.
And she's watching us.
So we should talk. And laugh.
Okay.
After the war, I'm buying a ranch.
With horses.
A ranch!
You mean, like in the movies?
Cowboys? Bang, bang?
Yeah.
Are you just saying this to say something, or is it real?
Mmm, it's real.
It's a ranch on a prairie
outside a place called Medicine Hat.
Now I know you're joking.
You think you'll ever get there?
Well,
I guess that's not the point of Medicine Hat, huh?
No.
Okay. That wasn't so hard, was it?
Now this is the part where I tell you I love you
and leave you to count the stars,
or whatever it is men do on their rooftops.
Je t'aime.
Je t'aime aussi.
Now kiss me again.
Bon nuit.
You can come in now.
Voilà.
You are somewhat formal and reserved.
But you like expensive clothes.
And your shoes are always polished.
I told everyone you're quite a serious Catholic.
At least you can smell like a Parisian.
I'll leave you to choose.
Before I left London,
Guy Sangster asked me to say thank you.
We flew Lizzies together.
You remember Guy? You got him out of Dieppe in '41.
Okay. What did he say about me?
He said you were beautiful.
And good.
Being good at this kind of work is not very beautiful.
You look okay.
Let's go.
Bonjour.
It was a lovely mass...
...good sermon as well.
Did you get him an invitation to the Ambassador's party yet?
We're working on it.
We're meeting some Government people for dinner next week.
You should come.
Look at his face.
That fake smile.
Maurice isn't very sociable.
We'll do it for the women, yes?
Oui.
Good. Until next week.
- Au revoir. - Au revoir.
Merci.
Bonjour.
You seem to have all Vichy under your spell, Madame Berne.
Turn around and smile, Québécois.
Bonjour.
Ça va?
The German officer at ten o'clock.
The German officer at ten o'clock. I think I recognize him.
He was attached to the Abwehr.
He was attached to the Abwehr. In Marseille.
He interrogated me once.
He hasn't seen you. He's reading his paper.
Merci.
You're sure that it's him?
Oui.
Really sure?
60% sure.
Put me through to the Vichy Commissariat of Police.
Quickly.
Yes... I'll hold.
Sounds like somebody's choking back there.
Okay, chérie.
Mademoiselle.
Maurice, meet my friend Vincent...
...he's also from Paris.
My love!
I'm bored.
Dance with me.
You're utterly crazy, Madame Berne.
Yes.
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