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Milner is posing as the foreman in the builders' merchant's yard established by the police department. He is approached by a workman who says he's had word that the yard is looking for building materials. Milner shows him a list of stuff he needs and the man tells him that he can obtain all of it, but no questions must be asked. He asks for £15 up front and another £15 on delivery. Milner insists on having a name as £15 is a lot of money to give to someone he doesn't know. He is given the name Ian Kimble and told that the items can be collected from the old transformer factory at eight that night. Kimble wants him to go alone, but Milner says he will need one other person to help him. As the man leaves, Milner instructs an assistant to follow him.
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As men and women leave the Talbot Brothers shipyard after their day's shift, Kimble has a word with two Naval guards on the gate then goes inside. Milner's man observes.
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In the Hastings station Sergeant Rivers asks Sam about the incident at the King's Head, ensuring that he is not overheard. She asks him how he heard about it and he checks that she has received an invitation with Jack Archer's name on it. Sam suddenly realises that the Jack Archer who is to marry Sergeant Rivers' daughter Gwen is the man who was in the pub. Rivers is embarrassed, but Sam says the man was just a bit drunk. The sergeant says that he's a good lad and asks Sam if she would be willing to put a good word in for him when his case came up in court. She agrees and comments that, as a sapper, Archer would be under a lot of pressure.
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An unexploded bomb has buried itself in the earth in a children's playground and the area has been cordoned off by the bomb squad. A pit has been dug around the weapon and Archer is securing the boards shoring the sides while Captain Ralph Hammond examines the bomb.
A crowd of onlookers stands a little way off. Another member of the bomb squad leans on an Army vehicle, watching too. An air raid warden standing behind him asks him if the bomb is a two-thousand pounder. He gets no reply.
Archer finishes what he's been doing, climbs out of the pit and makes his way back to the Army vehicle. As he does so, the ARP warden asks the watching soldier if he wants the onlookers moved back a bit, but again gets no reply. Archer approaches and gives the other sapper, Ernie Jones, a cigarette. He tells the man to "get some cha up" and makes a drinking motion with his hand, whereupon Jones walks away. The ARP warden comments that the man doesn't talk much and Archer replies that is because he doesn't hear much.
In the pit, Hammond continues to work on freeing the bomb mechanism from the casing.
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Raymond Carter arrives at the Regency Hotel in the company of a woman just as Foyle is asking for him at the reception desk. Foyle says his business can wait, but Carter wants to know who he is and the woman comments to her companion that she thinks Foyle is a policeman. When Foyle confirms that he is a policeman, Carter remarks that he is quick on checking up on him. Foyle says that he is just making sure that he has arrived safely, but Carter says that he probably means he's making sure that he has arrived, which is not quite the same thing. He also says that he'd rather leave any talking until later as he and his wife need to freshen up after a bad journey. Foyle does not indicate that he has noticed the woman is not wearing a wedding ring. The woman invites him to lunch with them the next day so that they can talk then.
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Hammond succeeds in freeing from the bomb casing the cylinder containing the mechanism. When he goes over to the crowd, a woman empties a little bag of coins into his hand, saying that everyone is grateful for the work the bomb squad does and they've had a whip round so the lads can buy a drink. As the crowd applauds, the ARP warden grumpily asks the captain if he's allowed to keep the money. Hammond replies that all money received has to be paid into the Royal Engineers' Association Bank and he'll send him the receipt. Hammond and Archer laugh at the warden's attitude as they climb into their vehicle.
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In the Hastings police station, Milner reports to his boss the approach by Ian Kimble and tells him that the man doesn't have a record. When he adds that he was followed to the shipyard, Foyle comments that there is plenty of stuff there for him to get his hands on. Milner says he thinks the man is operating on his own and not as part of a gang. Foyle asks if he's on the shipyard payroll, but Milner says he hasn't checked it in case Kimble found out that they were onto him. He assures his boss that he can handle the meeting that has been set up for the evening.
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As Archer walks with his fiancée he explains that the 1,000 pound bomb had probably not gone off because of being too low or having a dodgy fuse. Gwen is concerned about him and says he should transfer, but he tells her that the Army won't consider it for another month. Gwen asks him why he was carrying a gun in the pub. He tells her that a mate got the pistol from a German NCO at Dunkirk and had given it to him for luck. Sergeant Rivers arrives at the door of his home at the same time the couple do and when he hears his daughter assuring Archer that she will be in court the next day, he queries it, and she tells him that she has been given the morning off work. After her father goes indoors, Gwen gently chides her fiancé for pulling the gun. He tells her that it was just a mascot and he didn't know it was loaded. She smiles, tells him he's an idiot and kisses him.
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Milner is posing as the foreman in the builders' merchant's yard established by the police department. He is approached by a workman who says he's had word that the yard is looking for building materials. Milner shows him a list of stuff he needs and the man tells him that he can obtain all of it, but no questions must be asked. He asks for £15 up front and another £15 on delivery. Milner insists on having a name as £15 is a lot of money to give to someone he doesn't know. He is given the name Ian Kimble and told that the items can be collected from the old transformer factory at eight that night. Kimble wants him to go alone, but Milner says he will need one other person to help him. As the man leaves, Milner instructs an assistant to follow him.***
As men and women leave the Talbot Brothers shipyard after their day's shift, Kimble has a word with two Naval guards on the gate then goes inside. Milner's man observes.
***
In the Hastings station Sergeant Rivers asks Sam about the incident at the King's Head, ensuring that he is not overheard. She asks him how he heard about it and he checks that she has received an invitation with Jack Archer's name on it. Sam suddenly realises that the Jack Archer who is to marry Sergeant Rivers' daughter Gwen is the man who was in the pub. Rivers is embarrassed, but Sam says the man was just a bit drunk. The sergeant says that he's a good lad and asks Sam if she would be willing to put a good word in for him when his case came up in court. She agrees and comments that, as a sapper, Archer would be under a lot of pressure.***
An unexploded bomb has buried itself in the earth in a children's playground and the area has been cordoned off by the bomb squad. A pit has been dug around the weapon and Archer is securing the boards shoring the sides while Captain Ralph Hammond examines the bomb.A crowd of onlookers stands a little way off. Another member of the bomb squad leans on an Army vehicle, watching too. An air raid warden standing behind him asks him if the bomb is a two-thousand pounder. He gets no reply.
Archer finishes what he's been doing, climbs out of the pit and makes his way back to the Army vehicle. As he does so, the ARP warden asks the watching soldier if he wants the onlookers moved back a bit, but again gets no reply. Archer approaches and gives the other sapper, Ernie Jones, a cigarette. He tells the man to "get some cha up" and makes a drinking motion with his hand, whereupon Jones walks away. The ARP warden comments that the man doesn't talk much and Archer replies that is because he doesn't hear much. In the pit, Hammond continues to work on freeing the bomb mechanism from the casing.
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Raymond Carter arrives at the Regency Hotel in the company of a woman just as Foyle is asking for him at the reception desk. Foyle says his business can wait, but Carter wants to know who he is and the woman comments to her companion that she thinks Foyle is a policeman. When Foyle confirms that he is a policeman, Carter remarks that he is quick on checking up on him. Foyle says that he is just making sure that he has arrived safely, but Carter says that he probably means he's making sure that he has arrived, which is not quite the same thing. He also says that he'd rather leave any talking until later as he and his wife need to freshen up after a bad journey. Foyle does not indicate that he has noticed the woman is not wearing a wedding ring. The woman invites him to lunch with them the next day so that they can talk then.***
Hammond succeeds in freeing from the bomb casing the cylinder containing the mechanism. When he goes over to the crowd, a woman empties a little bag of coins into his hand, saying that everyone is grateful for the work the bomb squad does and they've had a whip round so the lads can buy a drink. As the crowd applauds, the ARP warden grumpily asks the captain if he's allowed to keep the money. Hammond replies that all money received has to be paid into the Royal Engineers' Association Bank and he'll send him the receipt. Hammond and Archer laugh at the warden's attitude as they climb into their vehicle.***
In the Hastings police station, Milner reports to his boss the approach by Ian Kimble and tells him that the man doesn't have a record. When he adds that he was followed to the shipyard, Foyle comments that there is plenty of stuff there for him to get his hands on. Milner says he thinks the man is operating on his own and not as part of a gang. Foyle asks if he's on the shipyard payroll, but Milner says he hasn't checked it in case Kimble found out that they were onto him. He assures his boss that he can handle the meeting that has been set up for the evening.***
As Archer walks with his fiancée he explains that the 1,000 pound bomb had probably not gone off because of being too low or having a dodgy fuse. Gwen is concerned about him and says he should transfer, but he tells her that the Army won't consider it for another month. Gwen asks him why he was carrying a gun in the pub. He tells her that a mate got the pistol from a German NCO at Dunkirk and had given it to him for luck. Sergeant Rivers arrives at the door of his home at the same time the couple do and when he hears his daughter assuring Archer that she will be in court the next day, he queries it, and she tells him that she has been given the morning off work. After her father goes indoors, Gwen gently chides her fiancé for pulling the gun. He tells her that it was just a mascot and he didn't know it was loaded. She smiles, tells him he's an idiot and kisses him.Continue on...