JOSEPH!
JOSEPH, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? I MISSED YOU.
DID YOU MISS ME TOO?
AH...
IT SEEMS LIKE HE STILL CAN'T TALK.
I DO BELIEVE THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK AGAIN SOME DAY,
BUT WHO KNOWS WHEN THAT'LL BE...
ARE YOU DOING OKAY STAYING HERE?
I HEARD YOU'RE LEARNING TO WRITE. HOW'S THAT GOING? NOT TOO HARD, I HOPE?
I hav too much homework.
AH, I SHOULDN'T LAUGH...
I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING WELL.
YOU ALWAYS DO FINE NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, HUH?
annette, are u going to be wif joseph now?
AH...
DEEP DOWN, I DO WANT TO TAKE JOSEPH WITH ME. BUT...
BEING WITH A ROZENBERG WOULD ONLY EXPOSE HIM TO PREJUDICE AND JUDGMENT.
...JOSEPH, I...
I'VE GIVEN IT A LOT OF THOUGHT.
AND THE THINGS THAT CATHERINE HAD TO FACE...
SHE HAD TO LEAVE HER HOMETOWN BECAUSE OF ME, AND DIED IN THE BOMBING.
I REALLY CARE ABOUT YOU TOO, JOSEPH.
SO I KEPT THINKING WHETHER WE COULD BE TOGETHER.
I DON'T WANT THIS BOY TO BE HURT BECAUSE OF ME.
IF I STAY WITH YOU, I'M WORRIED THINGS MIGHT GET TOO HARD FOR YOU.
YOU DESERVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE MUCH BETTER, WHERE YOU CAN BE REALLY HAPPY.
I CAN'T BE THE ONE TO TAKE THAT AWAY.
WITH A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, JOSEPH WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A GOOD ADOPTIVE FAMILY.
THAT'S WHY...
HE'LL GROW UP IN A SAFE AND LOVING HOME, RECEIVING THE BEST CARE AND EDUCATION...
...AND HAVE A COMFORTABLE LIFE.
THAT'S WHY I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE YOU WITH ME.
EVEN IF THEY CAN'T FIND AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY, THE WALDEMAR RESIDENCE WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM.
YOU KNOW IT'S NOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU, RIGHT?
I'M IN NO POSITION TO TAKE CARE OF A CHILD.
I THOUGHT I HAD ALL THE RIGHT WORDS TO SAY...
BUT ONCE JOSEPH HEARD ME...
...HE ENDED UP GETTING HURT ALL OVER AGAIN...
...I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, JOSEPH.
I'M SORRY...
WILL YOU BE LEAVING NOW, MADAM?
...YES.
IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU, SHALL I LET YOU KNOW HOW JOSEPH IS DOING FROM TIME TO TIME?
I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
JOSEPH SEEMS TO MISS YOU A LOT, MS. ROZENBERG.
HE'S BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME ADJUSTING TO HIS NEW SURROUNDINGS.
IS THAT... SO.
I THOUGHT HE WOULD SUGGEST I TAKE JOSEPH WITH ME.
PERHAPS HE'S NOT SAYING ANYTHING OUT OF CONSIDERATION.
EVEN AFTER THE DIVORCE, HEAD STEWARD ADOLPH WAS NEVER HOSTILE TOWARD ME.
HE WAS ONE OF THE VERY FEW IN THIS HOUSE WHO WASN'T...
UM...
...HAVE YOU, BY CHANCE, HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMMANDER RECENTLY?
WELL... I'VE ONLY HEARD BITS AND PIECES FROM THE PAPERS.
...I SEE.
MS. ROZENBERG.
YES?
YOU DON'T PLAN ON RETURNING TO THE RESIDENCE, DO YOU?
SOMEHOW...
IT FEELS AS IF HE SAW RIGHT THROUGH ME...
Episode 71
TIME KEPT MOVING ON.
I KEPT IN TOUCH WITH JOSEPH AND RYAN THROUGH LETTERS.
JOSEPH WAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH ADJUSTING TO HIS LIFE AT THE RESIDENCE.
IN EVERY LETTER, HE'D SAY THINGS THAT HINTED HOW HE MISSED ME AND HOW HE WANTED TO COME HERE...
...BUT I DELIBERATELY LEFT THOSE PARTS UNANSWERED.
MEANWHILE, RYAN WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT I'D MOVED TO SANTAMOLI.
HIS FAMILY HAPPENS TO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORING TOWN.
HE PROMISED TO VISIT ONCE HE GETS DISCHARGED.
AND WHILE I HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVING ANY REPLIES...
...I CONTINUE TO WRITE LETTERS TO HEINER.
...A PIANO?
DID SOMEONE... THROW IT AWAY?
I SUPPOSE MANY OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE WELL OFF, BUT STILL...
...TO THROW AWAY A PIANO LIKE THIS...
THE SOUND...
...WOULD BE FINE WITH A LITTLE TUNE-UP.
...WHAT AM I DOING?
I SHOULD HURRY BACK HOME...
...WHAT AM I DOING?
TIME CONTINUED TO PASS.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, MS. ROZENBERG.
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO THIS INTERVIEW.
NICE TO MEET YOU AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR COMING ALL THE WAY HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE ONLY ACCEPTED AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR MAGAZINE AT THIS TIME.
I'M CURIOUS IF THERE WAS A SPECIFIC REASON FOR THAT.
AH, YES. PERSONALLY, I GOT THE SENSE,
THAT YOUR MAGAZINE IS FOCUSED ON TELLING THE STORIES OF THE WAR VICTIMS, AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO SHARE MY STORY IN THIS CONTEXT.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.
LATELY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ATTENTION ON THE WAR TAKING PLACE IN THE SOUTHERN STRAITS,
PARTICULARLY AROUND PASALA ISLAND.
ANALYSTS HAVE SAID THAT IF WE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO DECIPHER THE ENEMY'S CODES...
...IT WOULD'VE SERIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED PADANIAN AND ALLIED FORCES.
WHEN THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT YOU PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN CRACKING THOSE CODES,
MANY PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED.
THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
IF THE CODES HADN'T BEEN RELATED TO MUSICAL SCORES, IT WOULD'VE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DECIPHER THEM.
THE REWARD FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION WAS QUITE SUBSTANTIAL, BUT I HEARD YOU DONATED ALL OF IT TO AN ORPHANGE FOR WAR ORPHANS.
I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THE MONEY. I JUST...
I WANTED THE WAR TO END AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT THE DAMAGE COULD BE MINIMIZED.
I'VE SEEN FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN LOSE THEIR PARENTS TO THIS WAR.
I JUST HOPED TO MAKE A SMALL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP THEM.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NOT ALL PIANISTS CAN ANALYZE SHEET MUSIC.
THAT'S TRUE. BUT I'VE PREVIOUSLY STUDIED BOTH COMPOSITION AND SCORE ANALYSIS, SO I WAS FAIRLY COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
I EVEN COMPOSED SOME MUSIC MYSELF, ACTUALLY.
YOU COMPOSED MUSIC YOURSELF?
A NOBLEWOMAN SUCH AS YOURSELF... THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HEARING OF IT.
HAVE YOU STOPPED COMPOSING NOW?
I DID STOP FOR A WHILE.
BUT I'M THINKING OF PICKING IT UP AGAIN.
I SEE. THIS MIGHT BE A DELICATE QUESTION, BUT...
DID YOU DECIDE TO RETURN TO YOUR MUSIC STUDIES BECAUSE OF YOUR SUCCESS WITH CODEBREAKING?
OR WAS IT BECAUSE OF YOUR HAND INJURY?
IT'S A BIT OF BOTH.
BUT THERE'S A BIGGER REASON.
AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
I USED TO THINK I HAD NO TALENT IN COMPOSING.
I TRULY ENJOYED IT... BUT STILL.
THAT'S WHY I NEVER RELEASED ANY OF THE PIECES I FINISHED YEARS AGO.
BUT THEN, SOMEONE TOLD ME SOME TIME LATER...
THAT MY TALENT AND HARD WORK WERE SOLELY MINE.
THAT I WAS THE ONLY PARTICIPANT IN THE COMPETITION WHO DIDN'T MISS A SINGLE NOTE.
THAT THEY KNEW JUST HOW HARD I WORKED AND HOW MUCH I STRUGGLED.
THAT I HAD BOTH THE PASSION AND TALENT FOR COMPOSITION...
AND IF I HAD FORMALLY PUBLISHED MY WORK, THINGS MIGHT'VE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY.
EVEN AFTER HEARING ALL THAT... I'M STILL NOT SO CONFIDENT.
SO I'VE DECIDED TO FIND OUT.
I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER WHAT THEY SAID WAS TRUE OR NOT.
AND IF IT TURNS OUT IT WASN'T TRUE... I FULLY INTEND TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
AND SO, ON A DAY WELL BEYOND THE END OF SUMMER...
NEWS OF VICTORY ARRIVED FROM CHESHIRE FIELD.
IT WAS A TRIUMPH FOR THE ALLIED FORCES.
We're up
THE WAR THAT SEEMED TO GO ON FOREVER...
...WAS FINALLY TURNING ITS LAST PAGE.
Annette visits Joseph, who still cannot speak, and sees that he has learned to write. Although she wants to take him with her, she gives up the idea, fearing the prejudice that comes with being a Rozenberg. She says goodbye to head butler Adolph and moves to Santamoli; she exchanges letters with Joseph and Ryan, and writes unanswered letters to Heiner. She gives an interview about her role in codebreaking.
