WASHINGTON
Tell the Corporal who's waiting out there to come in and take his prisoner to the guardhouse.
ORDERLY
Yes, sir—Corporal, come take charge of your prisoner.
CORPORAL (off, coming in)
Come on, men! Fall in around the prisoner—and look sharp that he doesn't try anything—forward march! (sound of feet receding)
WASHINGTON (to himself)
Christmas night! Trenton—God be with us!
ANNOUNCER
That night, by some unexplained accident, John Honeyman escaped from the guardhouse and returned to the British lines, where he continued his valuable service for the American cause.