The plot is set in the post-World War II years, with a background of heroism and treachery in Nazi-controlled Europe and paranoia over communism.

[3] Along the way, Ann reacts badly by an attempt to detain her by a small town sheriff, putting her and Emmett's life at risk.

He has more conversations with the nurse and FBI agents and is getting ready to continue on with his journey, but finds that Ann ran away and is hiding out in a fishing camp he had mentioned that he had a reservation for.

The couple finally make it to New Mexico, and push the FBI into letting Ann visit with the scientist, Dr Kissel, the refugee from Europe.

The FBI make a show of reluctantly letting Ann meet with Dr Kissel, whereupon he tells her she was brave and did not break, unlike himself.

Emmett reasons that she couldn't tell that because of appearance, because a half-tortured prisoner will look markedly different from a healthy but damaged person, so she could only know that he is a fake, a communist agent, because she did break and betray her French husband and the resistance.