yes, colonel.
yes, sir.
oh.  i.  was just going to say that i didn't hold with the soft treatment of the prisoners.
where are they being sent, colonel?
but we have about 40 children, some only babies, with more scheduled to arrive tomorrow or the next day. they're not going to be much use in a work camp.
that! well, you see, sir, one of the prisoners used to be a circus clown. sometimes he gives a little.  well.  a sort of show -- for the children.
yes, sir.
yes, colonel.
i know about it, sir.
communication. social contact. giving aid, talking.
just the last two or three weeks.
well, sir, children are very hard to handle.
it's.  i know. it's doork, the great.
if i have the colonel's permission to leave, i will check it at once.
yes, sir.
yes, sir !
it's still down there on the siding!
sergeant hoffman. very reliable.
fifty children, sir! in a boxcar!
i'll get some men down there right away.
yes, sir.
sir?
i wondered, sir, if you might have any suggestions as.  well.  how do we quiet children?
sir, the clown!
the one who amused the children
no one need know.
sir, if i could guarantee he'd never say anything.
you see, sir, he's been trying to get a review of his case. claims he's here by mistake. i could tell him you would recommend the review.
then i have your permission to take the clown.
finish your makeup. we're almost there.
who?
wait here.
any word about the train yet?
anyone been around?
with all that wailing, it's a wonder. couldn't you keep them quiet?
keep a tight guard on the whole area. no one gets near here. understand? you post them.
leave that here.
over here, clown.
take that in to them.
bread. they won't wait so loud with their mouths full.
you just get in there and keep them quiet. you can do that, can't you?
do a good job and i'll personally ask that you get a favorable decision on your case. understand?
it finally got here.
help them get the car coupled on.
i'm glad that's over. call in the sentries.
kessler in the car?
the clown?
you guess!
i told you to get him off the train.
did you see him?
did you?
idiot! guards. guards!
the clown prisoner is missing. he may have escaped. search the area. if he got off the train he must be around here someplace.
you know what happens if he gets away.
if he's on that train -- he's going farther than you know ---
 or he knows.