- Episode Six: "Pacifying the Angels," is divided into six chapters: 1. "Remembering The Songs," 2. "Catching A Thief," 3. "The Last Day," 4. "Seeing An Angel," 5."The Camp Is Dead"," and 6."The Freedom Drink."
- For Old Tom (Desmond Kelly), the prospect of the forthcoming reunion is a mixed blessing: sitting at his beloved piano, waiting for his friends to arrive, he is struck again by trepidation. He loves seeing his old mates, but hates where they take him-back to the last night of the war. Young Tom (Matthew Whittet) is terrified. The Japanese have lost the war, but refuse to acknowledge it. Lieutenant Aso calls all the POWs into the compound. He tells them Japan has won the war and in the morning all prisoners will be shot. The men are then herded back to their barracks, while the Japanese try to organise a quick and inglorious retreat. As night falls, panic erupts. The camp is filled with light as the Japanese begin burning files and other material. Some men break ranks and try to escape-many are shot. Eddie, Curley, David, Gordon, Bill and Tom stay in their barracks, watching the carnage. While the others debate whether to make a run for it or not, Tom, in a daze, walks out of the barracks coming face to face with a Japanese guard. He is saved by two British POW's but remains frozen, absolutely terrified as bullets fly around him. Having realised Tom is missing, David runs across the compound and picks up Tom, who is in total shock. As daylight comes, the remaining POWs tentatively move outside to a deserted battlefield. The Japanese have gone: the war is over and the Secret Nine have survived. At the RSL, Tom's five best mates are gathered around him at the piano, singing the songs of old. They drink to all that has gone before them and to the men they saw die. They toast their friendship and what they know will be the last reunion of The Secret Nine.
- For Old Tom (Desmond Kelly), the prospect of the forthcoming reunion is a mixed blessing: sitting at his beloved piano, waiting for his friends to arrive, he is struck again by trepidation. He loves seeing his old mates, but hates where they take him-back to the last night of the war.
Young Tom (Matthew Whittet) is terrified. The Japanese have lost the war, but refuse to acknowledge it. Lieutenant Aso calls all the POWs into the compound. He tells them Japan has won the war and in the morning all prisoners will be shot. The men are then herded back to their barracks, while the Japanese try to organise a quick and inglorious retreat.
As night falls, panic erupts. The camp is filled with light as the Japanese begin burning files and other material. Some men break ranks and try to escape-many are shot. Eddie, Curley, David, Gordon, Bill and Tom stay in their barracks, watching the carnage.
While the others debate whether to make a run for it or not, Tom, in a daze, walks out of the barracks coming face to face with a Japanese guard. He is saved by two British POW's but remains frozen, absolutely terrified as bullets fly around him. Having realised Tom is missing, David runs across the compound and picks up Tom, who is in total shock.
As daylight comes, the remaining POWs tentatively move outside to a deserted battlefield. The Japanese have gone: the war is over and the Secret Nine have survived.
At the RSL, Tom's five best mates are gathered around him at the piano, singing the songs of old. They drink to all that has gone before them and to the men they saw die. They toast their friendship and what they know will be the last reunion of The Secret Nine.
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