mary and freddie. marty comes into scene, followed by george.
bert, in uniform, moving cautiously with fixed bayonet. smoke and flashes of gunfire in background.
potter is seated at his desk, his goon beside him. he is signing some papers. george is seated in a chair before the desk, without a hat or coat, covered lightly with snow.
nick is wiping off the bar as they sit down.
george sees the struggling figure of violet bick, arrayed as a tart, being dragged into the patrol wagon.