Close to the Enemy

It's not written down, of course. It's in here.

And that is what I'm going to unlock.

I don't know who you are, but you have influence.

So she scares you too, does she?

I will have something for you in the next 24 hours

that would mean us working together.

I know you understand the cost of ministerial incompetence

and official deceit,

but I know some things very few other people do...

how we could have won the war before it had even started.

I'm so envious of you being in that hotel, Cal.

What I really want to do is come and be there too.

You've done nothing but lie to me ever since I met you.

My daughter has gone! Lotte has vanished!

They say this madman was in the hotel and he has taken my daughter!

That man was your brother!

I will get her back.

Do you know what's going on?

What's happened?

What's going on?

Excuse me!

I must tell you what I know.

Just a moment.

I was reading a story and she disappeared.

She just vanished.

That is what happened.

Please! I must tell you what I know.

I was reading her a story and she just vanished...

We'll do better on our own. Come.

So what happened with the little man?

I mean, what was he doing with Lotte?

He was telling her a story.

I was right in the room next door,

I could hear him reading to her, his voice...

No, that's not all he was doing.

Oh, Christ!

What?

We don't want them having anything to do with this.

Why did somebody call them?

Because they think you're important, that's why.

What's that? What's that?

Come on, come on, come on!

You should think where your brother might be, where he likes to visit,

what are his favourite places in the city...

There's a lot of those. He likes to roam around a lot.

What does he do when he roams?

He collects things.

He picks things up, off the pavement,

off bombsites, anything that catches his eye.

His room, what's he got in his room? Should we go there?

No, the police have been there already.

- There is no trace of him. - No, no!

Of course, but maybe, if we look at what he's collected,

that might tell us something.

- There's a lot of stained glass. - Then we need a church.

Does he have a favourite church?

Has anyone seen a man with a young girl?

With a child? Does anyone here know Victor?

I know Victor.

He is often here.

Sometimes, he sleeps here.

Not seen him tonight, though.

So, this is one of his churches.

Then we have to do every church we can!

So, Lotte,

if we manage this right, we really will reach the countryside.

Hello, gentlemen.

I need some petrol coupons and will pay handsomely for them.

So who's going to be the lucky one, then?

Women aren't allowed in here, love!

It's not a good idea to go out dressed like that, love!

Our house just collapsed.

The whole ceiling came down.

Bang! Just like that.

So, we must be on our travels.

Who's going to help us?

- Any news? Any news at all? - No, no, not yet.

- Where have you been, sir? - We've been in church.

Just get them out of the hotel!

- Just get rid of them! - I don't know how to do that.

OK, well, keep them away from me, at least.

Oh, what are they doing here?

Nothing. No.

We came to see if we could help. Of course we can't help.

I mean, you will have thought of absolutely everything.

- But we wanted to be here. - You really didn't need to do that.

Well, the party was well and truly over. We had to come.

This is more like it, isn't it, Lotte?

Countryside, bit of clean air.

It's so beautiful.

It's like the Blitz all over again.

Everybody's staying close in case they're needed.

Sorry it took so long, sir.

They will find your daughter, sir, I'm sure.

Thank you.

He's doing everything he can.

No, thank you.

Now it's light, we stand a much better chance.

I managed to get it on the radio, on the first bulletins.

My brother stand out a mile wherever he goes.

And with a little girl in tow...

Why is everybody so worried about your brother?

Well, that's simple.

They think he's mad.

OK. Here we are, Lotte, so get on the back seat and just lie down,

as if you were asleep. Don't say anything.

Fill her up, please. As much as I can get for these.

You know, you shouldn't be smoking while you're doing that.

Are you telling me what to do, are you?

Get your daughter out the car if you don't like it.

I've only been doing this six weeks.

Do you think this, this is what I want to do with the rest of my life?

Leave somewhere suddenly, did you?

Sir! There's been a sighting of them, sir,

at a petrol station in Sussex.

- They've seen them? - Yes.

There's an army base very close by. They are sending out a patrol now.

No, no, no! That is not the right move at all!

They must use the local police, all right?

Get me the commanding officer on the phone now!

If they go in, they're going to start shooting.

Is there anyone following us, Lotte?

Let's go.

Come on!

OK, Lotte, you are not safe with me, OK?

You've got to go. Get over that way, OK, as far as you can.

Go, quick, quick! Keep going.

Go, go!

We know you are here. Stand up with your arms up and walk towards us.

OK?

Here I am. A nice target.

Why don't you have a go? I don't think you can really miss, can you?

Lotte!

Get out of the car. Get out of the car, now!

What the hell were you thinking?!

What on earth possessed you to do that?

Don't yell at me.

They are going to lock you up now

and I'm not going to be able to do a single thing about it.

That's a brilliant result, isn't it, Victor?

You might find this surprising, but if they don't lock him up,

I may be able to help you with your brother.

Well, they will lock him up.

You've been very lucky, Ferguson, amazingly lucky.

Lucky? I've been lucky?

The German is very grateful to you

for the way you behaved over his daughter.

That's why you've been lucky.

We're finally making progress.

I want you to stay with him now until he delivers.

Until he delivers? That could be months.

Supersonic speed is the only thing that matters at the moment.

Breaking the sound barrier. Boom!

We have to do that before the Americans,

or the Russians, of course.

- Your German... - My German?

Yes, your German can really help us do that, can't he?

He trusts you now.

We need you to build on this new friendship

until he's done it for us.

That's all you have to do.

Most people would kill for such a job.

- I'm not going to do it. - Oh, yes, you are.

Shall I tell you why?

Because your brother has committed a series of criminal offences...

abducting a child, stealing a car.

He will go to prison unless I stop it happening.

So you're blackmailing me?

What are you going to do with your life now if you refuse?

This way, you've got the run of a hotel,

lots of free time to do what you want, work out your future.

You are doubly, maybe trebly, lucky.

Well, I'm certainly not if I have got MI5 or MI19

or any other bloody outfit on my back.

That's over. That's all stopped. If you do this, Ferguson,

we'll get your brother good treatment in a hospital.

Absolutely not!

No, I'm not having him locked up in one of your asylums.

I will take care of my brother.

So, what have you arranged with them, then?

They're going to strap me down, are they, put wires all over my head,

give me electric shocks?

- Come with me. - Mind you,

you probably get incredible dreams when they fry you like that.

Come with me.

I just need to have a word with my brother in private.

What a beautiful place.

The army won't want to give any of these houses back, will they?

I wonder where all the aristos have moved to.

They'll pop up again soon, I expect.

Victor, you're not going to prison, all right?

- They're not going to press charges. - Why not?

Are they going to lock me away in hospital?

No, you are to go back to Mrs Tooley.

You did a deal, didn't you?

They want you to go on working with the German.

Well, why not? You've always loved that, haven't you?

Flight and speed, building the fastest plane in the world.

- Why shouldn't you do it? - There is one condition, though,

and that's that you don't go anywhere near the little girl