Savage is shot down and he and his officers, ""Baby"", ""Doc"" & ""Moxey"" are sent to Luftstalag 12. The SBO is Group Captain Maurice Brail, a Canadian in the RAF. In order to build resentment between the prisoners and Savage, Richter keeps him segregated, gives him special food, and he and Richter go for drives. Brail comes to see Savage, and using ""Adolf the cat"" as messenger keeps in contact. Moxey becomes an operator. gets several passes which the group uses in the escape. After an air raid, Richter orders all officers inside. Some disobey and are going to be shot. Savage risks all to save them.