Though they didn't receive "special guest star" billing, two top-notch actors highlight this dramatic edition of the show. Robert Duvall is terrific, with his masterful underplaying style, as a captured German medic who ends up bonding with the squad's Doc, and driving home the theme of a man caught up in the war with mixed motives. Faith Domergue, the once-famous star of Howard Hughes contract notoriety, gives a sensitive performance as a Frenchwoman they meet along the way, with the two army doctors saving her child.
Vic has the week off, so Rick is leading the squad and even gets into the fray killing German soldiers. Germans capture Faith's husband. Duvall suddenly betrays the hiding Americans nearby, cueing anolther gun battle freeing the Frenchman. He gives Rick the location of an observation post they're seeking, and now they continue to that objective but with Duvall securely tied and gagged after his fatal antics.
During a subsequent battle at the observation post, Doc is shot by the Germans and Duvall is able to escape his bonds and is faced with a crucial decision: to run or to stay behind and treat the wounded Doc.
While the fighting is the exciting part of the show, it's the moral of the episode that sticks with you, thanks to solid performances by Duvall and regular Conlan Carter as Doc.