HARTLEY: Mister Toby, meet Mister Wilhelm. Mister Wilhelm, Mister Toby.

TOBY & WILHELM: Hello.

HARTLEY: Would you be so kind as to make us a pot of tea my boy?

TOBY: Aye, I can do that Sir, used to make it down kennel all the time like!

HARTLEY: I know lad-

TOBY: Same with hot coco!

HARTLEY: I know lad-

TOBY: That'n didn't go down so well...

HARTLEY: Aye.

TOBY: Not me fault dogs are so useless though like! I mean aye, on one hand, enough of you's can take down a giraffe, granted. But on the other, all it takes is one bowl of feckin' coco like!

HARTLEY: Toby!

TOBY: Sorry Sir, will you be having the two cups like or just the one?

HARTLEY: Two please.

TOBY: Anything else Sir?

HARTLEY: Hungry Willie?

Wilhelm nods.

HARTLEY: A cheeky biscuit for the young lad, too.

TOBY: And for you Sir?

HARTLEY: Oh no I'm quite content with my crumpet thank you.

TOBY: Sir.

Toby exits.

HARTLEY: Nice boy isn't he?

Lieutenant Hartley takes a large bite out of his crumpet as he sets his paper on the desk.

HARTLEY: Righty-ho, suppose we better crack on then.

The Lieutenant removes a pen from his jacket pocket and begins writing on a large, leather bound notepad that had been kept within the desk's drawer.

HARTLEY: (Speaking as he writes) Lieutenant Hartley with British Military Intelligence, overseein' interrogation of Mister Wilhelm Bauer. (To himself) Ooh I really gotta start rememberin' to date these. (To Wilhelm) Don't happen to know the date do you lad?

WILHELM: No.

HARTLEY: We'll call it Friday...

Lieutenant Hartley finishes the last quick scribbles before setting the pen down.

HARTLEY: Right.

Lieutenant Hartley removes the diary of Captain Rudolph Dietrich from the desk drawer.

HARTLEY: Given anymore consideration upon your answer regardin' this little gem of mischief?

WILHELM: It's not mine.

HARTLEY: Your name's on it.

WILHELM: I know.

HARTLEY: But it's not yours?

WILHELM: No.

HARTLEY: Well see now we're just back to where we was before!

WILHELM: Find. Fritz.

HARTLEY: Aye, but Fritz who?!

WILHELM: (Desperate) I don't know! I didn't get his last name.

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