:09:02
Then he saw Phuong.
:09:07
I should have realised how saving
a country and saving a woman
:09:10
could be the same thing
to someone like Pyle.
:09:13
We've got to contain communism.
:09:16
What could be done,
what should be done,
:09:18
what he thought, what he'd read.
:09:21
He made me remember there was a time
:09:23
when I had wanted to make a difference.
:09:25
- To watch liberty snuffed out?
- "Liberty" is a western word.
:09:29
How do you define it
for the Vietnamese?
:09:31
The freedom to choose.
:09:33
OK, you give them that,
they vote and they elect Ho Chi Minh.
:09:37
Things are more complicated
than they seem.
:09:41
- What was that?
- A grenade.
:09:45
- It sounded like a car backfiring.
- A week here, you'll know the difference.
:09:49
It's been a genuine pleasure meeting you.
:09:51
- Maybe we could eat dinner.
- I look forward to it.
:09:54
Great.
:09:56
Good morning.
:10:01
Morning, Hinh. Anything new?
:10:04
Oh, corruption, mendacity...
:10:08
I said new.
:10:10
There is a rumour
that the communists
:10:12
are planning an attack
in the north, at Phat Diem.
:10:15
One of your contacts?
:10:18
Yes, sir.
:10:22
And a telegram.
:10:24
- From the London office.
- Mr Stemins.
:10:26
He says the paper has conducted
a review of the foreign desk.
:10:30
He wants you based in London.
:10:34
Christ.
:10:36
I thought you liked London, sir.
:10:39
I do, but I like it just where it is.
I don't want to bloody go there.
:10:42
For what? A desk job?
:10:44
They probably think it's cheaper
:10:46
to let the wire services cover Vietnam.
:10:49
How many stories
have we given them?
:10:51
This year?
:10:53
- Yes.
- Three.
:10:55
Oh, shit.