36 Hours

Maj. Jefferson F. Pike:
I know this is a strange question for a man to ask his wife, but... what's your name?

Anna Hedler, Nurse:
Anna... Anna Hedler Pike.

Maj. Jefferson F. Pike:
[Maj. Pike, Col. MacLean and Gen. Allison are debating the likelihood of the Nazis expecting the Allied invasion] "Time" magazine predicts it's going to be the first week of June. You know something, I have a hunch that, uh, German intelligence is almost as smart.

Maj. Jefferson F. Pike:
Over 300,000 men waiting for us in the wrong place, and you're worried?

Col. Peter MacLean:
Well, this business is very much like marriage, Jeff. When things are going along too smoothly, you can't help but be a bit suspicious.

Otto Schack:
Do you really believe this scheme of yours will succeed?

Maj. Walter Gerber:
I'll stake my reputation on it!

Otto Schack:
Oh, you'll stake more than your reputation, doctor, much more!

Maj. Jefferson F. Pike:
Can't you cry?

Anna Hedler, Nurse:
I've used up all my tears!

Maj. Walter Gerber:
Don't feel badly. Even Dillinger couldn't break out of here!

Maj. Walter Gerber:
I think deep down you wanted to be caught.

Anna Hedler, Nurse:
Why?

Maj. Walter Gerber:
Guilt cries out for punishment - punishment as a specific cure for a feverish conscience.

Maj. Jefferson F. Pike:
Are you really an army sergeant?

Sgt. Ernst:
Regular army - no. I am too old, too fat! Home guard. We are patrolling the border so then the young, strong, and handsome men can go to Russia and freeze to death. Wonderful system, huh? [Laughs]

Sgt. Ernst:
[to Pike and Anna] Now I take you to my house, and I give you something that smells like coffee but tastes like hell!

Otto Schack:
[to Gerber] Take my advice; don't try to be a leader. I have discovered it's much safer to be a follower.

Maj. Walter Gerber:
But it was a foolish thing, Anna. The cyanide, I mean. That was clumsy; intentionally clumsy. I think down deep you wanted to be caught.

Anna Hedler, Nurse:
Why?

Maj. Walter Gerber:
Guilt cries out for punishment. Punishment is a specific cure for a feverish conscience.

Anna Hedler, Nurse:
Is that the only cure?

Maj. Walter Gerber:
No. Very often understanding and forgiveness can produce the same result. I hope you find it.

Anna Hedler, Nurse:
A man's arms are welcome and comforting to most women. But not to me. At Ravensbr?ck, I was used by the officers - by the soldiers - by the guards. At first it was vile and horrifying. Then after a time it became worse. It became nothing. I didn't scream, fight, or cry any more. I haven't cried since.

Maj. Jefferson F. Pike:
I'm sorry for you. To love takes tears. I hope someday you'll be able to cry again.