But we'll certainly give it a go. After all, we mustn't forget that we've wasted over a month through an unfortunate disagreement for which I was not to blame. The bridge is to be built at top speed, to restore his men's morale and prove British superiority. However, Nicholson loses all perspective and overlooks the fact that the bridge aids and abets his enemy. You give me powders, pills, baths, injections, enemas - when all I need is love.
Shears hopes for a medical discharge to live life again as a civilian.
As Shears enters the gardens, he is mistakenly attacked by one of the trainees. They were about to shoot him and he didn't bat an eye. Shears' local knowledge would be invaluable, but the war-weary cynic Shears is not interested in being reassigned to Force 316. He calmly explains to Warden how he was actually a private who exchanged his clothes with a dead officer, impersonating him to obtain the extra privileges of rank. Naturally, we're going to try to prevent them.