:49:10
The last time we had
one of these, it lasted 11 days.
:49:13
You're a great comfort.
:49:15
You can't get to Washington soon enough,
can you, to dash off that black Berlin report?
:49:20
No report at all, Colonel Plummer.
:49:22
- No?
- I came here as an objective observer.
:49:26
Some things have happened
which automatically disqualify me.
:49:29
Aren't you taking it a little big?
:49:32
- You know nothing whatever about it.
- I got a hunch.
:49:35
In a way, I'm glad you took off the blinkers
and wandered away on your own.
:49:39
It's a big mess we're trying to clean up.
There's a lot of rubble.
:49:42
Rubble of all kinds,
vegetable, mineral and animal.
:49:46
You walk around on it, you're apt to get
conked on the head by a loose brick.
:49:50
Stop it, please.
I've had about all I can stand.
:49:53
I'm sorry but I feel a little
responsible about that loose brick, Pringle.
:49:58
- Colonel, please.
- I'm not trying to whitewash him.
:50:01
There isn't enough paint in Germany for that
:50:03
but let me scrape together
something in his defence.
:50:06
- I'm not listening.
- Take it from me.
:50:08
He won't get off scot-free.
:50:10
As a matter of fact,
he's started to pay already.
:50:13
It's no fun to walk around
with a target pinned on your chest.
:50:20
I'd appreciate it if you'd leave me alone.
:50:25
How's about some reading matter
for the plane?
:50:28
Those aren't teardrops. I was washing my
hands when he asked me to give it to you.
:50:35
All right, I'll put it right there.
:50:48
Colonel Plummer, it's clearing. We should
be taking off in about 20 minutes.
:50:52
- Thank you.
- Yes, sir.