September 1942 in the Nazi-occupied Channel Islands. On Sark a British commando raid shatters the uneasy calm.

In Nazi-occupied Guernsey the revival of the chess tournament between Channel Island teams brings about an unexpected and, in Richter's view, a highly inflammatory outcome.

Drama series set during the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands. April 1943. Peter Porteous takes advantage of the predicament of another farmer and makes a bid for freedom.