NOW THAT PADANIA FULLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CENTRAL FRONT,
PORTSMANN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL FOUND ITS PEACE,
AND MANY VISITORS CAME TO SEE ANNETTE.
ANNETTE!
WE HAD JOURNALISTS COME TO INTERVIEW US.
WE TOLD NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO DON'T WORRY.
ANNETTE, YOU WERE A REMARKABLE MILITARY NURSE.
DO YOU REMEMBER ME?
I WAS SO WORRIED AFTER HEARING ABOUT YOU.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY. I WISH YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
I THOUGHT I WAS JUST A PASSERBY IN THEIR LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF ME AND SAVING MY LIFE AT THE CHURCH.
YOU MUST'VE BEEN TERRIFIED... I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU...
I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE THESE PEOPLE AGAIN.
BUT EVERY ACTION I TOOK WAS RECIPROCATED,
AND CAME BACK TO ME, LIKE RESPONSES TO LETTERS THAT I ONCE SENT OUT.
COME TO THINK OF IT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO WRITE?
CAN YOU WRITE YOUR NAME HERE?
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL NAME.
JOSEPH.
THAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PRECIOUS LIFE I SAVED.
Episode 60
CATHERINE'S LETTERS ARRIVED LATE BECAUSE OF THE WAR.
THE DATE OF HER LETTER WAS BEFORE THE BOMBING TOOK PLACE AT SEINSHIRE.
I TRIED CALLING, BUT COULDN'T REACH HER.
I'LL GET DISCHARGED SOON ANYWAY. I MIGHT AS WELL GO SEE HER MYSELF.
IT'LL BE DIFFICULT TO WORK AT THIS STATE, ANYWAY.
I TRIED HARD NOT TO DWELL ON IT.
I HAD A FEELING THAT I'D NEVER BE ABLE TO PLAY THE PIANO AGAIN.
BUT WHEN THAT SUSPICION BECAME A REALITY,
I FELT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KIND OF DESPAIR.
A DESPAIR FOR LOSING THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN MY LIFE.
THE ONE THING THAT REMAINED ALIVE IN ME.
A FEW WEEKS PASSED PEACEFULLY.
HEINER...
HAD A GUNSHOT WOUND IN HIS ABDOMEN...?
THE FRANZEAN SNIPER WHO HAD BEEN HIDING DURING THE INCIDENT WAS IMMEDIATELY KILLED AT THE SCENE.
THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS IS INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLICES.
THOUGH NOT LIFE-THREATENING, THE COMMANDER SUSTAINED A SEVERE ABDOMINAL INJURY AND IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED AND IN RECOVERY...
...HEINER HIMSELF CAME TO THE RESCUE OPERATION...!
I NOW FINALLY KNOW WHY HEINER WAS HERE AT THE HOSPITAL.
HE HAD A GUNSHOT WOUND WHILE RESCUING ME AND WAS TRANSPORTED HERE WITH ME.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HEINER ONCE SINCE THE DAY I WOKE UP.
I WANTED TO MEET HIM AND TALK,
BUT I ASSUMED HE WAS BUSY AND WAS WAITING FOR HIM.
BUT NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED...
I WAS THE ONE WHO SAID WE SHOULD NEVER MEET AGAIN, BUT I HAVE TO.
I HAVE TO MEET HIM AND TALK TO HIM, NO MATTER WHAT.
I'VE ALSO...
...CHANGED SO MUCH.
EXCUSE ME.
YES?
I WAS WONDERING...
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO MEET THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF?
I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE HIM.
I WANT TO SEE HIM PROPERLY,
AND SAY SORRY AND THANK YOU, FACE TO FACE.
...SHE ASKED TO MEET YOU, SIR.
I INFORMED HER THAT I'M JUST AN EMPLOYEE AND THEREFORE DIDN'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF YOUR SCHEDULE,
BUT MS. ROZENBERG ASKED SO EARNESTLY...
HOW IS HER RECOVERY PROCESS?
NO ISSUES IN PARTICULAR, THOUGH ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR, RECOVERY IS A BIT SLOW.
HER STRENGTH HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY...
SHE ALSO HAS FREQUENT NIGHTMARES.
SHE IS UNABLE TO SLEEP WELL, MOST LIKELY DUE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA.
IS... THAT SO.
OF COURSE.
SHE WAS ALMOST BURNED ALIVE, AND SPENT DAYS BURIED UNDER DEBRIS.
THERE'S NO WAY SHE IS OKAY AFTER GOING THROUGH THAT.
FURTHERMORE...
HAS SHE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HER LEFT HAND?
NOT MUCH... SHE JUST SAYS SHE'S FINE AND THAT SHE MORE OR LESS EXPECTED IT.
SHE SAID IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY SINCE SHE WON'T BE PLAYING ANYMORE...
THAT'S A LIE. SHE'S CLEARLY LYING.
I KNOW ANNETTE STILL LOVES THE PIANO.
...BUT WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR...
I'M CONCERNED THAT SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO SHOW ENTHUSIASM FOR REHABILITATION THERAPY.
ARE YOU SAYING SHE'S REFUSING THERAPY?
SHE'S NOT REFUSING IT, BUT DOES SEEM A LITTLE UNMOTIVATED...
AT LEAST, THAT'S MY OBSERVATION.
I APOLOGIZE IF I SAID SOMETHING UNNECESSARY.
...NO, I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU REPORT EVERYTHING.
IS SHE PERHAPS PRETENDING TO BE OKAY...
JUST LIKE THAT TIME SHE TRIED TO DIE?
BECAUSE OF THE THOUGHT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY AGAIN?
NO. NO, IT CANNOT BE.
COMMANDER.
WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO MS. ROZENBERG ABOUT HER REQUEST?
HER REQUEST TO MEET YOU.
...TELL HER I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
I WANT TO OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW,
CALL YOUR NAME,
TELL YOU THAT IT WAS ME WHO MADE YOU THIS WAY,
APOLOGIZE FOR EVERYTHING,
THANK YOU FOR STAYING ALIVE,
MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY WITH MY OWN EYES,
AND TALK TO YOU.
BUT--
I WON'T DO SUCH A THING. I CAN'T DO SUCH A THING.
I WANT ANNETTE TO FORGET EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.
I WANT HER TO GO FAR AWAY.
I WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN,
JUST AS SHE WISHED.
IT'S ONLY RIGHT...
THAT THIS ENDS NOW...
After Padania retakes the central front, Portsman Hospital regains peace and many people come to visit Annette. Those who speak to reporters, Joseph whose life she saved in the church, and others express their gratitude to her. Annette feels that the good deeds she has done are returning to her like replies to letters. She learns that Catherine's letters were delayed and were written before the bombing of Seinshire, and she considers getting discharged to see her. Accepting that she will never be able to play the piano again with her left hand plunges her into deep despair. She learns from the newspaper that Heiner was shot in the abdomen while saving her and is lying in the same hospital, and she wants to meet him face to face to apologize and thank him. However, Heiner listens to her condition from afar and refuses the meeting.
