- Two years have passed and the women are in another camp, this one in the site of a former prison. Times have been hard and many have died - including Blanche, Verna, Daisy and even little Suzy.
- It is now July 1945 and several prisoners, Blanche and Verna among them, have died of the illness sweeping through the camp. Nonetheless, the women mark Alice Courtenay's seventeenth birthday with biscuits donated by Yamauchi until Sato stops the celebrations. As Allied planes drop propaganda leaflets, there is a concern that the Japanese, facing defeat, will shoot the women, who prepare to defend themselves. They arm themselves with stones, only to hear from Yamauchi that the Japanese have surrendered and the war is over.—don @ minifie-1
- 1 JULY 1945: Two years have passed and the women are in another camp, this one in the site of a former prison. Times have been hard and many have died - including Blanche, Verna, Daisy and even little Suzy. New faces include brassy, tough Maggie Thorpe and 16 year old Alice Courtenay, who lost her mother in the camp. The war has turned and the Allies are finally defeating the Japanese. Christina sees a document in Yamauchi's office, giving orders for the women to be executed, so they all gather weapons to defend themselves with should the guards try it. When a surprise Tenko is called, the women fear the worst and prepare to fight: to their shock, Yamauchi announces that the war is over and that they are now free women. He says that they will, however, remain under Japanese control until the allies get there. Meanwhile, Maggie and a mob prepare to attack Sato.
- The women have been in their new camp, a former prison, for close to two years. The episode starts with a shot of the graveyard in the new camp, displaying the grave markers for Verna and for Blanche. The women are called for roll call. After the roll call, the women discover that it is Alice's birthday. Alice is a 17-year-old who's mother died during the previous few months. Sato is still the commandant of the women. He announces many British, Australian, and American losses on Okinawa and Borneo. Sato forces Bea to falsify death certificates, to say that deaths are not being caused by malnutrition. Marion is still keeping her diary, and Bea is still keeping Dr Trier's case notes up to date. The camp is buzzed by Allied planes. The underground brings word of Allied advances in Borneo. Marion and Joss start to make plans in case the Japanese decide to kill the internees when the Allies arrive. Christina is still working for Major Yamauchi. He shows her a picture of his 6-month-old grandson. He is still ill. Christina asks Yamauchi for something for Alice; she gets some paper and the women make Alice a card. At the party, Sato storms in to break up the singing, and rips the cards to pieces. Van Meyer reminisces about her house, worried that it will have been looted when she returns. Joss gathers stones for resisting the Japanese, and finds a leaflet in Japanese, which the guards confiscate. Kate still wants to be a doctor. Yamauchi tells Christina it's her last day in the office. Christina sees an order ordering the execution of all prisoners when the Allies' final push comes. The committee plans resistance-they have nothing left to lose. Fighting teams are armed with stones, and the women are nervous about their future. Tenko is called. The women are lined up, with all the soldiers in front of them instead of scattered about as normal. The women are ready to fight. The initial part of Yamauchi's announcement makes them think they are about to be shot, but he announces Japan's surrender instead. Joss points out to Marion that she's in charge now; Marion and Yamauchi go to talk privately. Alice runs and tells the people in sickbay. Yamauchi, in the office, tells Marion of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While they talk, Maggie gets a group together to take revenge on Sato. Yamauchi tells Marion that the internees are to remain under Japanese control, orders from Montbatten, for their own safety. Yamauchi will protect them, but there must be no reprisals against the guards. Outside, Maggie leads her group towards Sato.
- The women have been in their new camp, a former prison, for close to two years. The episode starts with a shot of the graveyard in the new camp, displaying the grave markers for Verna and for Blanche.
The women are called for roll call. After the roll call, the women discover that it is Alice's birthday. Alice is a 17-year-old who's mother died during the previous few months.
Sato is still the commandant of the women. He announces many British, Australian, and American losses on Okinawa and Borneo. Sato forces Bea to falsify death certificates, to say that deaths are not being caused by malnutrition. Marion is still keeping her diary, and Bea is still keeping Dr Trier's case notes up to date.
The camp is buzzed by Allied planes. The underground brings word of Allied advances in Borneo. Marion and Joss start to make plans in case the Japanese decide to kill the internees when the Allies arrive.
Christina is still working for Major Yamauchi. He shows her a picture of his 6-month-old grandson. He is still ill. Christina asks Yamauchi for something for Alice; she gets some paper and the women make Alice a card. At the party, Sato storms in to break up the singing, and rips the cards to pieces.
Van Meyer reminisces about her house, worried that it will have been looted when she returns. Joss gathers stones for resisting the Japanese, and finds a leaflet in Japanese, which the guards confiscate. Kate still wants to be a doctor.
Yamauchi tells Christina it's her last day in the office. Christina sees an order ordering the execution of all prisoners when the Allies' final push comes. The committee plans resistance-they have nothing left to lose. Fighting teams are armed with stones, and the women are nervous about their future.
Tenko is called. The women are lined up, with all the soldiers in front of them instead of scattered about as normal. The women are ready to fight. The initial part of Yamauchi's announcement makes them think they are about to be shot, but he announces Japan's surrender instead. Joss points out to Marion that she's in charge now; Marion and Yamauchi go to talk privately.
Alice runs and tells the people in sickbay. Yamauchi, in the office, tells Marion of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While they talk, Maggie gets a group together to take revenge on Sato. Yamauchi tells Marion that the internees are to remain under Japanese control, orders from Montbatten, for their own safety. Yamauchi will protect them, but there must be no reprisals against the guards. Outside, Maggie leads her group towards Sato.
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