Plot

Lt. Hanley receives a letter from the friend of the wife of one of his men, Steve Kovac [Chad Everett], advising that Kovac's wife is in hospital and dying. Unfortunately Kovac is on a patrol and Hanley decides not recall him until the news that his wife is dying is confirmed (at which time he will get an emergency leave). In the meantime, the patrol lead by Sgt. Saunders enters a French town to gather information and runs into the Germans. They manage to kill the Germans but another group moves in to occupy the building they have been fighting from which appears to be their headquarters building. As a result Saunders and the patrol is trapped and hide out in the basement of the building. The Germans assume their men have been killed by a patrol that has already gone and continue setting up in the building the patrol is hiding below. Not long after, under cover of an artillery barrage, the patrol manages to escape and return to base where Lt. Hanley breaks the news to Kovac. While he is preparing to return home news comes through that his wife has died and his leave is cancelled. Kovac reacts badly when he finds out that Hanley received the news in time to recall him from patrol but by then Hanley and his platoon have moved off as part of an overall advance. Kovac follows them with the idea of killing Hanley in revenge. In the meantime, the platoon has been ambushed and Hanley becomes pinned down in a fox hole. After talking to Saunders, Kovac realizes Hanley took the correct action and between Saunders and Kovac they manage to beat off the Germans and save Hanley.—Stevo15

Saunders and his squad go to a recon patrol in a French village. They surprise a German squad in a building and kills them, but Littlejohn is wounded. When they are ready to return to their base, a German truck arrives in the village and the troop comes to the same building. Saunders and his squad are trapped in the basement and Saunders decide to wait for the German to leave the spot. Meanwhile Lt. Hanley receives a letter to Pvt. Steve Kovac informing that his wife is dying. While the Red Cross checks the information, Hanley withholds the information to spare anxiety to Kovac. Now the squad is missing in action and Hanley does not have means to tell Kovac. When they return, Kovac's wife is dead and the resentful soldier blames Hanley. On their next assignment, Hanley needs Kovac's support to save his life. What will Kovac do?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lt. Hanley receives a letter from the friend of the wife of one of his men, Steve Kovac [Chad Everett], advising that Kovacs wife is in hospital and dying. Unfortunately Kovac is on a patrol and Hanley decides not recall him until the news that his wife is dying is confirmed (at which time he will get an emergency leave). In the meantime the patrol lead by Sgt. Saunders enters a French town to gather information and runs into the Germans. They manage to kill the Germans but another group moves in to occupy the building they have been fighting from which appears to be their headquarters building. As a result Saunders and the patrol is trapped and hide out in the basement of the building. The Germans assume that their men have been killed by a patrol that has already gone and continue setting up in the building the patrol is hiding below. Not long after, under cover of an artillery barrage, the patrol manages to escape and return to base where Lt. Hanley breaks the news to Kovac. While he is preparing to return home news comes through that his wife has died and his leave is cancelled. Kovac reacts badly when he finds out that Hanley received the news in time to recall him from patrol but by then Hanley and his platoon have moved off as part of an overall advance and Kovac follows them with the idea of killing Hanley in revenge. In the meantime the platoon has been ambushed and Hanley becomes pined down in a fox hole. After talking to Saunders Kovac realises that Hanley took the correct action and between both Saunders and Kovac they manage to beat off the Germans and save Hanley.