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023The Escort

WAR PENGUIN / EPISODE 023

The
Escort.

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01 / 09

captured charts

Hawthorne and Kendrick examine the captured German naval charts in their operations room.
Hawthorne
They’ve been tracking our merchant convoys.
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02 / 09

the request

The Admiralty officer explains the merchant convoy’s need for an escort.
Admiralty officer
We have six ships leaving tomorrow. They’ll need an escort.
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03 / 09

the volunteer

Kendrick gestures naturally towards the silently waiting War Penguin.
Kendrick
I believe we can arrange that.
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04 / 09

naval experience

The Admiralty officer looks down at War Penguin with restrained uncertainty.
Admiralty officer
Has he any naval experience?
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05 / 09

the qualification

Kendrick answers perfectly straight-faced. The same room and camera hold.
Kendrick
He’s recently taken up fishing.
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06 / 09

at sea

The merchant captain scans the horizon from the lead ship’s bridge wing.
Merchant captain
Where’s our escort?
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07 / 09

the sighting

The lookout urgently points at periscopes astern, turning to his captain.
Lookout
German submarines, astern!
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08 / 09

the flags

The lookout turns back towards the submarines with both arms lowered, studying their surrender flags. The captain and ship stay continuous.
Lookout
Wait... they all have surrender flags hoisted.
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09 / 09

the escort

Silent wide reveal: War Penguin fishes from a small wooden rowing boat, leading a fleet entirely of surfaced German submarines under white surrender flags.
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