WEBVTT - Chapter 2 – River of Secrets

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<v Speaker 1>My name is Trim and this is Saigon, the story

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<v Speaker 1>of my family and of the country that shaped us.

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<v Speaker 1>The United States will not stand by and allow any power, however,

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<v Speaker 1>great ape.

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<v Speaker 2>Over another time.

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<v Speaker 3>Oren't allow God, who from natural experigion have brought only community.

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<v Speaker 4>Land a bad bady battle.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't landed a by babble.

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<v Speaker 2>That can be no peace without justice, and that can.

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<v Speaker 3>Be no justice without peace.

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<v Speaker 5>Chapter two, h h, my boy.

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<v Speaker 3>Our things on the streets today.

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<v Speaker 2>Mostly calm, father, But there is a mood in the air,

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<v Speaker 2>a mood of anger that's dangerous.

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<v Speaker 3>Who is fanning the flames. It's not just about a

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<v Speaker 3>tennis mother.

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<v Speaker 2>Match fired out the anger, but the Viet Mien and

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<v Speaker 2>other radicals are feeding off the resentment.

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<v Speaker 3>We must control it.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry, father, the police are in control of civil order.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do have something else to ask you. Yes, well,

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<v Speaker 2>what we need is someone on the inside, on a

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<v Speaker 2>Viet informer.

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<v Speaker 3>That it won't be easy to find someone we can trust.

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<v Speaker 2>No, but you remember my friend who Tran Van Kim.

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<v Speaker 3>The tennis player, the one who caused the trouble, is

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<v Speaker 3>just a playboy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yes, but he's got a problem and he wants

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<v Speaker 2>to speak to you as commissioner of police. What about

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<v Speaker 2>he came to see me. He was in a terrible state, crying.

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<v Speaker 2>His father threw him out of the house, disowned him.

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<v Speaker 2>And well on top of that, he's yes, he's also

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<v Speaker 2>got himself into a situation.

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<v Speaker 3>What sort of situation with a woman? Ah, well, that's

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<v Speaker 3>his problem. I'm not surprised his father has thrown him out.

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<v Speaker 3>Some boys have to learn how to grab the hard way.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't help him with an angry girlfriend.

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<v Speaker 2>Normally, no, of course, father, But when it's a French

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<v Speaker 2>official's wife in the ministry, Kim knows everyone and he

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<v Speaker 2>goes everywhere. So I thought, maybe if you rescue him

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<v Speaker 2>from this particular situation, we will own him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, I see that.

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<v Speaker 2>He could be our spy with an ear on the street.

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<v Speaker 2>Where's your meeting, yes, father.

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<v Speaker 6>And Paul. Yes, good work son.

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<v Speaker 1>While Paul and his father were planning to repress assent

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<v Speaker 1>on the streets, the only thing Paul's friend Joseph could

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<v Speaker 1>think about was meeting Lane again. He had been given

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<v Speaker 1>an assignment by his newspaper to cover the unrest in

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<v Speaker 1>the North, but had delayed his departure, and Lane had

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<v Speaker 1>been given permission by her father to take in the

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<v Speaker 1>fresh air of the early evening along the Mekong River bank,

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<v Speaker 1>where Joseph joined her.

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<v Speaker 5>I said I was meeting a friend. He assumed it

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<v Speaker 5>was a girlfriend.

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<v Speaker 4>Assumed, well, it's true.

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<v Speaker 5>I did not correct the assumption.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I'm sorry. I can't help on that score.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm here because I want to be Joseph, thank you,

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<v Speaker 5>and I'm sorry. Seeing me meant you had to postpone

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<v Speaker 5>your trip to annoy.

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<v Speaker 4>Seeing you was much more important, man, much more, I know.

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<v Speaker 4>I can wait.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, well.

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<v Speaker 7>I got you.

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<v Speaker 2>I got you.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you okay? Yes, I didn't mean to grab you

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<v Speaker 4>like Joseph.

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<v Speaker 5>It's nice. Joseph m in our garden after the tennis.

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<v Speaker 5>My father came in before I could ask something, ask

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<v Speaker 5>what why you came back? Losing your father must have

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<v Speaker 5>been so painful, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Ever since he died, I've lived thinking anyone could die

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<v Speaker 4>on any given day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>So when opportunities present themselves, like returning here, I take them.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, I did that without knowing. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 4>had no idea that you and I would back then

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<v Speaker 4>you were just a kid.

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<v Speaker 5>You'll grow up.

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<v Speaker 4>And yes, I can see that. I mean not that

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<v Speaker 4>we I mean that didn't okay. I should stop talking

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<v Speaker 4>so much, particularly when I can't even finish the sentence.

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<v Speaker 4>I always I talk too much when I get nervous.

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<v Speaker 5>I like hearing you talk.

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<v Speaker 4>Now you're just being kind. No, I'm not even making sense.

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<v Speaker 5>No, Joseph, you're making perfect sense. I know what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 5>I should get back. Yes, of course, my father will

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<v Speaker 5>be wondering.

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<v Speaker 4>Let me escort you home.

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<v Speaker 5>Maybe we should hire a sampan.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you sure?

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<v Speaker 5>I am, if you are.

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<v Speaker 6>All right right?

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<v Speaker 1>They needed no more words beyond those required to hire

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<v Speaker 1>a sampan, of course. Inside unseen from the banks, Joseph

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<v Speaker 1>rolled back the canvas roof, and the scent of Saigon's

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<v Speaker 1>night markets spilled into the cabin. Even decades later, a

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<v Speaker 1>mere hint of that scent would always turn memories across

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<v Speaker 1>the city. At the Continental Palace hotel, Commissioner Jacques Devreaux

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<v Speaker 1>was waiting for his new potential.

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<v Speaker 7>Spy, Commissioner Monsieur king, thank you for agreeing to me.

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<v Speaker 3>For members of the esteemed Tran family, it is always

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<v Speaker 3>able castle.

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<v Speaker 6>We must se what Champagne.

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<v Speaker 7>That's very generous, Commissioner.

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<v Speaker 3>Well before we discuss business. I must toast Saigon's newest

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<v Speaker 3>tennis champion.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm glad you consider my victory legitimate.

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<v Speaker 6>It was a game, Kim.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a believer in keeping things in perspective.

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<v Speaker 7>I couldn't agree more good.

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<v Speaker 3>We have some common ground. Now I am told you

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<v Speaker 3>have a situation. The situation I can help you resolve.

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<v Speaker 1>Well.

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<v Speaker 8>Tomorrow morning, a prominent family is going to insist you

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<v Speaker 8>arrest me on charges that come down to their word against.

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<v Speaker 7>Mine over a woman.

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<v Speaker 3>Why am I not surprised?

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<v Speaker 8>The issue is she does not want to be named

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<v Speaker 8>in public, and nor does she want to see me

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<v Speaker 8>suffer an injustice. So she is aching for you to

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<v Speaker 8>hear our side of the story secretly, to give you

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<v Speaker 8>the information you need to calm everything down. And obviously

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<v Speaker 8>I will be in your debt, Commissioner Devereaux, But I

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<v Speaker 8>do not believe I'm asking you to break an oath

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<v Speaker 8>or the law.

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<v Speaker 7>It's just desperate times need desperate measures.

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<v Speaker 8>As the old saying goes, where is this woman? She's

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<v Speaker 8>waiting outside in a rickshaw. She can't be seen here

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<v Speaker 8>in the terrace of the Hotel Continental. Too many people

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<v Speaker 8>would know her.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, of course, of course, showing her face to

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<v Speaker 3>the whole who cut in it at such a sensitive time?

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<v Speaker 3>I understand still, like, if I do this for you,

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<v Speaker 3>what can I expect in return?

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<v Speaker 8>Anything, monsieur, anything you want, but we can discuss details later. Please,

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<v Speaker 8>she's here now outside, yes, but you.

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<v Speaker 7>Can't wait for long. She's expected home very soon.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, continue, do you.

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<v Speaker 6>Vera let.

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<v Speaker 7>Please come on it after you?

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<v Speaker 3>But we could be said no, no, no, not yet, Pierre,

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<v Speaker 3>We'll be back in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>Wonderful, enjoyed the night there?

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<v Speaker 3>Now where is she.

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<v Speaker 7>Around here? Mister huh?

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<v Speaker 8>Down this way, the eli on the left, come come, come.

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<v Speaker 6>See.

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<v Speaker 7>Ah, she's at the end. Yes, in a sicklo Yes,

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<v Speaker 7>I see.

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<v Speaker 1>Jacques Devereux headed down the unlet alley towards the hooded rickshaw.

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<v Speaker 1>In a few minutes, he would have Kim on his

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<v Speaker 1>payroll and be one step ahead of all the major

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<v Speaker 1>ringleaders in the Vietnamese nationalist movement. Then in the rickshaw

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<v Speaker 1>was a man who is this with a knife?

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<v Speaker 4>Kim him.

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<v Speaker 1>As he turned, Kim drove his own knife deep into

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<v Speaker 1>Jacques Debrou's chest. Forget It was over in seconds. Jacques

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<v Speaker 1>Debeu's body was found an hour later.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so peaceful here.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like nothing else matters, just you and me.

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<v Speaker 1>H m.

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<v Speaker 4>M hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>What that's it.

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<v Speaker 5>Listen, Joseph, my father he wants me to marry.

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<v Speaker 4>Ah okay, but what do you want?

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<v Speaker 5>It doesn't matter, of course it does.

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<v Speaker 4>He can't force you to if you don't want to.

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<v Speaker 5>No, you don't understand. This isn't America for my father.

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<v Speaker 5>Marriage isn't about love. It's about securing wealth and status

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<v Speaker 5>for the family.

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<v Speaker 4>That must be hard, having your life decided.

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<v Speaker 1>For you like that.

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<v Speaker 5>Just hold me again, please, I got you.

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds ominous.

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<v Speaker 5>All riots.

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<v Speaker 4>Were your father's to worrying where you are?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, I should probably get home soon.

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<v Speaker 6>None is that you, Oh father.

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't think you would.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought you were just meeting Jaretti.

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<v Speaker 8>I was.

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<v Speaker 7>It's after ten.

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<v Speaker 5>It was her birthday, so we she wanted to celebrate.

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<v Speaker 5>But I'm safe. When we heard all the sirens, I

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<v Speaker 5>said goodbye and came straight home. Here you are, Mama.

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<v Speaker 9>I've been worried.

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<v Speaker 5>It's all right. I'm fine, everything's fine.

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<v Speaker 9>Did you know what's happened?

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<v Speaker 1>The funeral was three days later, held at the Saigon

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<v Speaker 1>Notre Dame Cathedral.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for coming.

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<v Speaker 1>It attracted all the important office bearers.

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<v Speaker 5>Of the colony.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you, Ah, Monsieur Hugh, my condolences, Captain Devereux.

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<v Speaker 7>Your father was a fine, fine man.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope you catch and punish the offenders.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, they do not speak for the real Vietnam Captain,

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<v Speaker 4>of course.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, please know that they are uncivilized gangsters.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Monsieur Hugh. Yeah, yeah, yeah, man.

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<v Speaker 5>I cannot imagine the grief you must be feeling. If

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<v Speaker 5>there is anything I can do anyway I can help, please.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me know, of course. Thank you, lad Well, minister,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for coming. Oh, Joseph, I can't believe it.

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<v Speaker 4>I know, I'm still in shock.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I can't say much now, but I'll need a

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<v Speaker 2>drink somewhere after this.

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<v Speaker 4>Damn sure you will.

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<v Speaker 1>And three hours later, emotionally exhausted, Paul Devereux slumped into

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<v Speaker 1>an armchair at the Gendarmerie Officers Club opposite his boyhood friend.

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<v Speaker 2>What an ordeal, What a turnout.

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<v Speaker 4>Practically the entire French administration was there. Your father was

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<v Speaker 4>highly respected, Paul. You should be proud.

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<v Speaker 2>The Rebons are getting bolder. You'd think the Vietnamese might

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<v Speaker 2>have some gratitude for what France has given them. We've

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<v Speaker 2>civilized them, modernized them, made them economically competitive, broad peace

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<v Speaker 2>and prosperity. And what do we get in return? These

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<v Speaker 2>people are not ready for independence. If we left, they'd

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<v Speaker 2>kill each other. And they're not even aware of the Japanese.

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<v Speaker 2>The Japanese are just staring across the ocean with cannons

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<v Speaker 2>and tanks, waiting to grab their chance. Without us here,

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<v Speaker 2>there'd be a Japanese colony.

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<v Speaker 4>A paste, missie, here, you need a drink, I do.

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<v Speaker 2>Better, hm, hm, A drink and a good friend with

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<v Speaker 2>whom I can say what I think. I'm glad you

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<v Speaker 2>canceled that trip to Hanoi.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't think twice about it, Santi Si. So any indication

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<v Speaker 4>of who might have been responsible for your father's.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing direct. He had the meeting with Tran Van Kim

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<v Speaker 2>at the Continental, but that was earlier in the evening

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<v Speaker 2>they left, long before his body was found.

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<v Speaker 4>Tran then Kim Land's brother, Tran then Kim.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes. In fact, Kim asked me to set up that meeting.

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<v Speaker 2>It got himself in trouble with some girl and couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>go to his father to sort it out, so he

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<v Speaker 2>came to us instead. Oh, I have wondered. Kim's obviously

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<v Speaker 2>sympathetic to the cause of nationalism, probably even knows some

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<v Speaker 2>of the agitators. But then you think Kim might have No,

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<v Speaker 2>not really, he's not a killer. There's such a respectable family. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and they've been so good to me, to all of us.

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<v Speaker 2>It couldn't be Kim. Our families have been closed for

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<v Speaker 2>so long.

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<v Speaker 7>In fact, in fact, what.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I shouldn't say. They have some news, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>up to Kim's father, Monsieur here, to announce it. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>come on, No, I can't.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, you're just being deliberately mysterious.

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<v Speaker 10>You'll hear soon enough, Joseph, have another couple of drinks. No,

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<v Speaker 10>it's about something else, nothing to do with what's just happened.

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<v Speaker 10>Let's changed the subject.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Deveux pushed Kim from his thoughts, but he and

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph had both hugely underestimated the fire that now burned.

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<v Speaker 9>In Kim's soul.

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<v Speaker 1>This way, Kim had left his birth family forever, and

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<v Speaker 1>he had sought to be accepted by a new family,

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<v Speaker 1>a family that initially doubted his sincerity.

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<v Speaker 6>Sit down, wait, tryan van Kim. Yes, you made an impression.

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<v Speaker 1>This was Ho Chi Minh, legendary leader of the Indo

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<v Speaker 1>Chinese Communist Party.

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<v Speaker 11>I have wandered a tennis player, a womaniser, a boy

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<v Speaker 11>from wealth and privilege. Why would you seek us out?

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<v Speaker 8>Because I also know all the injustice and hypocrisy it

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<v Speaker 8>takes to keep privilege alive.

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<v Speaker 11>Privilege is hard to give up.

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<v Speaker 8>I have no interest in that life any longer. I

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<v Speaker 8>cannot return to it physically or emotionally. Physically, that's now impossible.

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<v Speaker 8>I knew that women would always be a distraction, so

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<v Speaker 8>I removed that option with the same knife with which

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<v Speaker 8>I killed Commissioner de Roun. I'm now dedicated to the revolution, comrade,

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<v Speaker 8>to freedom for Vietnam and its people.

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<v Speaker 7>There will be no distractions.

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<v Speaker 11>Welcome to the struggle, Comrade Kimen. I wish we had

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<v Speaker 11>more of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Kim would stay hidden for several weeks, grow a beard,

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<v Speaker 1>lose weight. In time, he would be barely recognizable, and

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts of his old family would fade to nothing. Even

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<v Speaker 1>memories of his beloved sister Lan In Kim's heart land

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<v Speaker 1>soon disappeared, but in Joseph Sherman's heart. Lan was everything,

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<v Speaker 1>like a first true love. There was space for little else.

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<v Speaker 1>She had left a message for him after the funeral,

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<v Speaker 1>meet me midday at the Chillo Leo Cafe Monsieur that

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<v Speaker 1>is here, But Midday had arrived and receded. By mid afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph had two options, return to his hotel and accept

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<v Speaker 1>a puzzling rejection, or casually dropped by the Hugh villa

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<v Speaker 1>and politely inquire if Lanne is receiving visitors.

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<v Speaker 4>Ahn, Yes, Madame Hugh, I wonder if perhaps I might

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<v Speaker 4>see your daughter.

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<v Speaker 9>This isn't a very convenient time.

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<v Speaker 4>Please, I'm going away, you see, and I'd like to

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<v Speaker 4>say goodbye. That's all, Joseph Lane, I uh, I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 4>I went to the cafe.

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<v Speaker 6>I waited.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh you didn't come.

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<v Speaker 5>I couldn't.

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<v Speaker 4>You couldn't.

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<v Speaker 5>I tried to send a message. I have not been

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<v Speaker 5>left alone. I'm sorry. It's all happened so fast, and

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<v Speaker 5>I can't It's not what I but I can't stop.

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<v Speaker 4>It, stop what what's happened?

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<v Speaker 5>Everything? I hate this. I'm so sorry. I don't know

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<v Speaker 5>what to say.

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<v Speaker 4>Lan Just tell me, hey, please.

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<v Speaker 5>Since Commissioner de Vaux's murder, everything's changed. My father had

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<v Speaker 5>to protect us, he had to prove our loyalty to

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<v Speaker 5>the French. It was a matter of survival.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sorry, but how does that affect you and me?

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<v Speaker 5>We live in different worlds, Joseph.

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<v Speaker 4>No, no, we come from different worlds. But I thought

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<v Speaker 4>we we can, we can live together.

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<v Speaker 5>For a night, so did I. But we can't. I'm

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<v Speaker 5>the only one who can save my family. What I

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<v Speaker 5>owe it to my parents, Joseph, I owe them everything.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 4>What have they done to you? They have promised me,

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<v Speaker 4>promised to who.

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<v Speaker 5>Paul?

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<v Speaker 4>Paul?

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<v Speaker 6>Paul Paul?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, you're you're engaged?

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<v Speaker 5>You and Paul? Yes? When yesterday?

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<v Speaker 4>Do you love him?

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<v Speaker 5>Joseph?

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<v Speaker 2>Please, Joseph, Madame, you told me you were here. Has

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<v Speaker 2>Lane told you the good news?

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<v Speaker 7>Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>How about it? How lucky am I?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes?

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<v Speaker 4>Congratulations? Well I just came by to say farewell.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're heading home or up to Hanoi home?

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<v Speaker 4>Probably?

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<v Speaker 2>Will you come back for the wedding?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, look, I obviously love to, but you know America

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<v Speaker 4>is a long way away, so.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll do what you can.

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<v Speaker 1>Though.

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<v Speaker 2>Please, Joseph, we would so love you that wouldn't we,

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<v Speaker 2>my dear.

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<v Speaker 5>Of course.

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<v Speaker 4>I should get going.

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<v Speaker 5>Can I see you out?

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<v Speaker 8>No?

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<v Speaker 4>No, it's fine Land, you stay here, see you Paul

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<v Speaker 4>till next time.

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<v Speaker 9>We fay well, Monsieurs Sheleman.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, Madam Hugh.

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<v Speaker 9>I hope you are happy for our data.

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<v Speaker 4>I understand the situation perfectly, and I can only wish

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<v Speaker 4>your daughter and Captain Devreaux every happiness.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm pleased to hear it, Monsieurs Sherman Auvoir.

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph packed that night and was at Saigon's major passenger

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<v Speaker 1>port the following day. Joseph faced a twenty seven day

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<v Speaker 1>voyage back to San Francisco, the four South Pacific stopovers.

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<v Speaker 1>Such was the journey needed to cross the Pacific in

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen thirty five. In his starboard cabin, as the ship

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<v Speaker 1>pulled out to see Joseph unpacked his typewriter.

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<v Speaker 5>It was time to write.

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<v Speaker 4>As I watched Saigon's slip below the horizon with smoke

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<v Speaker 4>and haze, heartbreak. I feel incomplete. I'm leaving the sound

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<v Speaker 4>of her lap, the warmth of her hand, and I

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<v Speaker 4>wonder if I'll ever feel whole again. But I know

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<v Speaker 4>that one day, somehow, I will return and I will

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<v Speaker 4>hold her in my arms once more. Saigon is a

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<v Speaker 4>production of Thoroughbred Studios, GOLDHWG Productions and iHeart Podcasts, starring Kelly,

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<v Speaker 4>Marie Trann and Rob Benedict.

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<v Speaker 8>Based on the best selling novel Cigone by Anthony Gray,

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<v Speaker 8>it is created for audio by Greg Hadrick and Jeremy Fox,

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<v Speaker 8>written by Greg Hadrick and directed by John Scott Dryden.

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<v Speaker 8>Original music is by Sasha Putnam, with additional performances by

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<v Speaker 8>nor Mingnir and lettypic Cheer.

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<v Speaker 4>Editing and sound design is by Elouise Whitmore.

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<v Speaker 6>The series producer is Emma Hernan.

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<v Speaker 3>The producer in Vietnam is Fatma Nihen.

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<v Speaker 8>The executive producers are Jeremy Fox, Greg Hadrick, John Scott Dryden,

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<v Speaker 8>Howard Stringer and Jason English