The clock shows 2:45 am.Sharp noises accentuate the enforced silence in the room and the mounting paranoia and fear in Mildred""s mind: a pencil sharpener, footsteps, whistling, the cracking sound of a sharply-opened newspaper." There was "no formal contract" but only a handshake agreement between Balboa and Tommy, and Duke scared Tommy into believing that he would be "watching the parade go by...with Dad." "As long as Jim could remember he had been in love with Justyn Reed." His hometown, girl-next-door sweetheart Justyn (Claire Adams) is caught up in war""s enthusiasm and coaxes him to enlist - attaching romance to the idea of fighting:Justyn: Aren""t you thrilled that we""re going to war?Jim: No.One of the men (David Hemmings) (named ""Thomas"" in the film script - a deliberate reference to the "Doubting" Thomas disciple of Jesus) who was dressed shabbily and had tossled, scruffy hair, exited with the men, and was carrying a brown paper bag in his arms.