The war is nearing an end. DANIEL has been successfully smuggled back to England by the Resistance. Recovering from his wounds, DANIEL desperately seeks information as to MANON'S fate. He speaks with several refugee groups. He is told that MANON'S parents were deported to concentration camps and murdered. They say MANON too, was deported and likely perished. DANIEL is distraught but refuses to believe MANON is gone forever. He sings “MORNING.” The song becomes a duet, with MANON, answering him, stage left from the shadows. One can dimly make out her clothing - the garb of a concentration camp.
DANIEL and MANON sing "MORNING"
DANIEL
Morning is coming And bird song is saying The night cannot Hold back the day
I hear your voice in the whisper of daybreak It tells me that you're Not afraid
MANON
No jailer no hatred No fear can defeat me The darkness will one day Give way
Wherever you are I'm there with you Forever Forever with you
DANIEL
I know that I must be Strong and not listen The voices of doubt Fill the air I won't accept that I never will see you
How little they know me If they think I would cower For ...
DANIEL and MANON together
I will not falter I will not abandon I will continue Until the day that I Can be