PLEASE... DON'T LEAVE...
CAN YOU STAY BY MY SIDE FOR A BIT?
YES, OF COURSE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HOLD YOUR HAND?
I... HAVEN'T WASHED...
THAT'S OKAY.
THIS SOLDIER COUGHING UP HIS LUNG INHALED POISON GAS IN THE TRENCHES.
THE MILITARY DOCTOR SAID HE WOULD DIE SOON.
THE OTHER... GASP... PEOPLE TOOK OFF THEIR MASKS,
SO I THOUGHT I COULD ALSO... COUGH!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK IF IT'S TOO DIFFICULT.
UGH... OHHH...
HAACK, AACK!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR MY STORY OF WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE?
YOUR...
YOUR NAME...
...IT'S ANNETTE.
OH...
YOU'RE...
I MISS... MY MOTHER.
Episode 37
FIELD HOSPITALS ALWAYS SMELL LIKE A MIX OF BLOOD, DIRT, AND METAL.
SEVEN MEDICAL PERSONNEL DIED FROM THE BOMBING THIS TIME.
NOWHERE ELSE DO YOU FACE DEATH MORE THAN THE FRONT LINES.
IT'S PROBABLY WHY THESE PEOPLE HERE TRY TO MAINTAIN A ROUTINE...
...USUALLY THROUGH NORMAL CONVERSATION DESPITE THE SURREAL EVENTS...
HALEY, I HEARD YOUR FIANCÉ IS GOING BACK HOME!
YES! I'LL BE GOING BACK SOON TOO.
OH, THAT'S GREAT! SO YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED RIGHT AWAY?
HOPEFULLY...
MAKE SURE YOU GET A GRAND PROPOSAL!!!
TO THIS DAY, I STILL REGRET NOT GETTING ONE.
OH, BUT YOUR RING IS GORGEOUS THOUGH!
HMM, MAYBE HE THOUGHT IT BETTER TO INVEST IN THE RING!
MY RING...
...THERE ARE STILL TRACES OF IT.
MORE MATERIAL COMING THROUGH!
GEEZ, IT'S NEVERENDING.
BETTER TO DO AWAY WITH IT WHEN THERE'S DOWN TIME.
OH.
THE CLOTH...
AH...
OH... YOUR SLEEVE TORE.
IT MUST HAVE CAUGHT ON THE TABLE. BE CAREFUL!
DO YOU WANT ME TO SEW IT FOR YOU? IT MIGHT BE HARD ON YOUR OWN--
NO, IT'S FINE.
OH, OKAY...
EVEN IF EVERYONE KNOWS WHO I AM...
...AND WHAT HAPPENED TO ME...
...I DIDN'T WANT TO PUBLICIZE IT.
I WANTED TO BE NORMAL HERE, JUST LIKE THEM.
HERE, I WANTED TO JUST BE MYSELF...
ANNETTE!
ARE YOU TAKING OUT THE TRASH?
WAIT FOR ME! LET ME HELP YOU.
STOP IT!
HERE, LET ME TAKE THAT.
I'M FINE, RYAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT!
COME ON.
OH...!
THANK YOU. IT MUST BE HEAVY...
OF-OF COURSE NOT! LOOK!
I CAN LIFT IT WITH ONE HAND!
SERGEANT RYAN FROMM.
OH, RIGHT! YOU DON'T LIKE CIGAR SMOKE, DO YOU?
OH... IT'S FINE...
MILITARY DOCTORS, NURSES, SOLDIERS, AND OFFICERS...
AMONG THOSE WHO FOUND THE COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF'S EX-WIFE UNCOMFORTABLE...
I'M USED TO IT. IT'S REALLY FINE.
I'VE EVEN GOTTEN USED TO THE SMELL OF BLOOD.
REALLY? WOW!
...ACTUALLY, NOT COMPLETELY.
THE FIRST TIME I SAW BLOOD, I THREW UP.
THAT'S STILL GREAT PROGRESS, ANNETTE.
...HE'S SOMEONE WHO, THANKFULLY, TREATED ME LIKE THE OTHERS.
I'M USED TO IT SINCE I'M A SOLDIER,
BUT YOU GREW UP IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU ADJUSTED TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE.
YES, SOMETIMES HE IS A BIT TOO FORWARD.
BY THE WAY, ANNETTE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO MOVE TO THE REAR AT ALL?
I'M NOT SURE. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WELL, I'VE GOTTA FOLLOW ORDERS...
WE NEVER KNOW WHAT THE HIGHER UPS ARE THINKING.
YOU SHOULD GO IF YOU GET THE CHANCE.
WAIT A SECOND... ARE YOU TRYING TO GET RID OF ME?
Pardon?!
NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT THAT--
I MEANT, YOU SHOULD GO TO A SAFE...
I KNOW! I'M JUST MESSING WITH YOU.
SOONER OR LATER, THIS PLACE WILL BE EMBROILED IN COMBAT AGAIN.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO STAY HERE?
I...
...PROBABLY...
...WILL.
I'M NOT SURE HOW TO PUT IT, BUT...
I WANT TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.
FROM WHOM?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS, OR HOW MANY THERE ARE...
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
BECAUSE IT'S ALL I CAN DO.
IT'S SOMETHING LIKE... ATONEMENT.
PERHAPS IF I STAY AT THE FRONT LINES...
...IT WILL MAKE ME FEEL A LITTLE LESS GUILTY.
OH.
...I SEE. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO STAY HERE.
NOW THAT I'VE SAID IT ALOUD, I REALIZE THE TRUE REASON.
...IS IT ATONEMENT FOR YOUR FATHER'S DEEDS?
MAYBE I JUST NEEDED TO TAKE IT OFF MY CHEST.
...IT'S NOT JUST THAT.
YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH.
EVERYONE HERE ADMIRES YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT.
I'M BEING SERIOUS.
WHEN THIS PLACE WAS BEING BOMBED...
...YOU RAN TO THE BROKEN BARRACKS TO GET MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
YOU TREATED US...
...AND WE LIVED BECAUSE OF THE THINGS YOU BROUGHT.
I'VE ONLY EVER FOLLOWED ORDERS. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SOCIETAL ISSUES.
SO WHILE I'VE VAGUELY HEARD OF YOUR STORY,
I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.
BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED OF YOU...
...YOU'RE TRULY A GREAT PERSON, ANNETTE.
SO DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG...
...SINCE ANYONE TOLD ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, RYAN.
TRULY.
A dying soldier asks Annette to stay by his side; Annette holds his hand and accompanies him in his final moments. Daily life at the field hospital continues with conversations and small moments, while Annette explains that she wants to be a normal person without hiding her identity. In a heartfelt conversation with Sergeant Ryan Fromm, she explains her stay at the front as atonement and guilt.
