On Secret Service

Von hombergk with that Italian girl again.

Yes, I'm always seeing them together.

He's a lucky dog!

Good evening, hombergk.

I say!

He didn't even look up.

Would you look up if you could look down

at a lovely face like that?

All the same, an officer of the Austrian general staff

with a foreigner when war might break out at any moment.

I don't quite like the look of it.

Nonsense!

Hombergk's as straight as a die.

Maybe, but when a woman's concerned, you never know.

Can you believe it, my dear?

It's only a week ago.

A week ago tonight.

I feel I've known you all my life.

Excuse me, it sounds so banal.

It doesn't matter.

We know nothing about each other.

That doesn't matter either.

Or does it matter to you?

You know it doesn't.

I've told you, I trust you.

What is it?

Oh, nothing.

If only things could go on as they are, always.

Dearest, I'm in a silly nervous mood tonight.

And I haven't thanked you properly for your lovely roses.

Must you drag me away like this?

The call of duty, my dear, perhaps you have been

forgetting it lately?

Where are we going?

Back to your flat, every paper and document must be

destroyed immediately.

Why?

What's happened?

Someone's given us away.

What have you been saying to your friend, hombergk?

He knows nothing about me.

I'm sure he doesn't.

Perhaps, all the same, your little romance

was becoming too serious.

Was becoming?

You'll have to get across the frontier into Italy tonight.

Have you seen the marchess galdi?

I'm sorry herr hauptmann, the marchessa has just left.

Left?

I have a message from an oberst Von waldmiller.

He wishes to see you at your house at once.

Herr oberst.

Wait outside.

We have come to search your room, hauptmann Von hombergk.

To search my...

We received a report which...

Which places you under the suspicion

of a very grave offence.

Speaking personally, I must say, I don't believe there's

an atom of truth in it, but orders must be obeyed.

I understand.

If you want to find the plans of the new gun-emplacements,

look in the large atlas.

It's impossible!

So I should have thought, but the source of information,

and the evidence here, are too much.

Herr hauptmann Von hombergk, I have to arrest you

for being in unlawful possession of

secret military documents.

But herr oberst, I know nothing about it.

Herr hauptmann Von hombergk, your sword.

The general staff is very proud

of its fine record, hombergk.

It is for you to see that it is not tarnished now.

They've found out that the plans for the new

gun emplacements on the north west section have been stolen.

Stolen?

Yes.

Our agent was in danger of being discovered.

So we had to direct suspicion on to...

On to someone else.

Who?

Oh, that needn't concern us any longer.

But who was it?

Your passport's in order.

You should have no difficulty about getting

across the frontier.

You're hiding something from me.

Who is it?

Not...

Not hombergk?

What a remarkable thing feminine intuition is.

But, you don't understand.

I love him!

That's the very reason I chose him.

Love can't be allowed to interfere with your duty

to your country.

Wien, 1-7-4-2-2.

Michael.

Marcella, what is it?

It's no use warning him, it's too late.

This has gone far enough, pull yourself together.

That's the worst of employing women agents.

They never can keep their sentiment

out of their work.

But I tell you, you're wrong.

I hope I am.

But I'm afraid you get to prove it, my dear.

Hello.

Marcella!

But they'll shoot him, don't you realise.

Of course, my dear, but war is war.

Hello, yes?

General fleighner's troops failed to stop

the Italian attack.

What, dead?

General fleishner's dead, sir.

Shell got him.

Our attack was timed for 6:20.

At 6:00 the Italians opened their barrage

and attacked before us.

There must be a leakage somewhere.

Get onto the secret service high command

in Vienna.

This is becoming impossible.

We've kept the Italians completely in the dark

as to our plans until recently, and now

these last few weeks, it's...

It makes one almost suspect that someone here

is giving away information.

Exactly.

I can't make it out.

Hello.

Extension 1-3-5.

Find out if c-38 has got over the frontier yet.

Will you come this way, please.

Why?

What do you want?

You'll see in a minute.

He's c-38 all right.

C-38 has been caught.

That makes the 4th.

You know, I'm absolutely convinced that this

is the work of number 77.

All right, I'll see him.

Ja, herr oberst.

And don't let him leave the building

without my permission.

Ja, herr oberst.

What do you make of that?

Fancy daring to show his face in here.

You must admit he's got courage.

You'd better go into the listening room

and take down the interview in shorthand.

May I see you alone, herr oberst?

Very well.

You may go, feldwebel.

How is it that you are in uniform?

I joined up under an assumed name and I have been

on the Russian front for the last year and a half.

I've been hit twice, and was recently promoted sergeant.

I was discharged from hospital yesterday.

My papers.

Well, and what do you want?

My army traditions, I ought to have blown out

my brains I suppose.

One word from you and I may be arrested

and shot, however, I have come here.

And?

Herr oberst, I knew nothing about the plans.

It must have been a plot.

Give me a chance to clear my name.

Give me the most dangerous job you know.

Present arms, ready, fire!

Now, there must be an Italian spy here in Vienna.

But we only know his code number, 77.

Now this man gets information through to Italy,

which he could only have got from someone

on the general staff.

All our investigations here have been fruitless.

Four of our agents received their instructions here

in this room, to get into Italy and try to discover

the identity of this number 77.

All four have been caught.

Very well, we must try once more.

Now, this is the job I want you to take on.

Yes.

You realise the dangers?

I do.

Very well.

I'll give you the address of an intelligence man

in Rome, whom only I know.

Thank you.

And how will you get there?

I'll get there.

Quick, it's an Austrian plane.

3rd battery, Austrian plane, fokker 2-seater

at 4,000 feet.

Fire!

Stop a minute.