HAGEN. Yes... I see.
GER. [Enters, centre; stands looking from one to the other.] Well, Prince Hagen... it looks as if the game was up.
HAGEN. You've heard the news?
GER. From Washington? Yes. And more than that. Your guards have revolted.
HAGEN. What! Here?
GER. Yes. We're prisoners of war, it seems.
EST. Gerald!
HAGEN. How do you know?
GER. They've sent a delegation to tell us. They've cut the telephone wires, blocked the roads, and shut us in.
HAGEN. What do they want?