Downstairs, loud gunshots signal Frankie Guard""s raid.Joe and a gang of his men grab guns from the closet rack to defend hemselves.She begs him not to go and confesses how much he means o her in a last-minute turnabout:You can""t go down there." She also offers two cups for their drinking.Marlowe can""t believe he quick transformation, and greets her with an exaggerated "Hello," before hey enjoy an afternoon dalliance together - suggested by the film""s fadeout.You British prisoners have been chosen to build a bridge across the River Kwai.It will be pleasant work requiring skill, and officers will work as well as men.The Japanese Army cannot have idle mouths to feed.If you work hard, you will be treated well.But if you do not work hard, you will be punished!A word to you about escape.There is no barbed wire, no stockade, no watchtower.They are not necessary.We are an island in the jungle.Escape is impossible.You would die.Today you rest.Tomorrow you will begin.Let me remind you of General Yamashita""s motto: ""Be happy in your work."" Dismissed!In brief cutaways to Shears from the side, the chief ""know-it-all"" gravedigger watches with a mixture of amusement and disgust." Lydecker akes note of the disreputable man""s answer: "Is that a sign of guilt or innocence, McPherson?" Since Laura and he were going to be married that week, Shelby claims that he""s innocent, but Lydecker (who knows about Shelby""s ambivalent relationships and his second love for Diane Redfern, a model in Laura""s advertising agnecy) doubts the cagey assertion of Carpenter - referring to him as "a male beauty in distress.