Presumed dead (Continued)

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Colonel Wharton, sitting stiffly on a chair, hasn't touched his coffee on the table, he holds the Gold Star Flag with both hands.

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Maria with her husband, Colonel Robert McKnight, 37, and Flip during happier times.

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In the background, we see the Blue Star Flag hanging on the window.

MARIA:      Presumed dead? Colonel Wharton, what do you mean my husband is presumed dead?

COLONEL WHARTON:      It's been a year since Colonel McKnight disappeared in Germany and...

MARIA:      Then Robert is missing in action--not dead.

COLONEL WHARTON:      This is classified information. Our people in Berlin confirmed that the Nazis captured him.

MARIA:      So why do you say he's dead?

COLONEL WHARTON:      He was sent to Josef Mengele's super soldier experimentations. No one has ever survived that medical torture.

Maria tears fall, still trying to keep her composure.

Colonel Wharton gently hands her the Gold Star Flag.

COLONEL WHARTON:      Mrs. McKnight, your husband died a hero. It is a my privilege and great honor to...


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