In the middle of the night, the men wake up and go to the tunnel. Since it was Devi’s idea, they let him go first. The others wait 15 minutes before sending the next person in. However, just as he is about to enter, Gaunt hears Devi yelling. Without hesitating, he pushes into the tunnel after Devi. When he gets near the end, he sees that the tunnel has begun to flood with water. He holds his breath and pushes into the dark water, searching blindly for Devi. Eventually, he finds his leg and grabs on but realizes that he has very little oxygen left. Desperate, he starts scrambling backward, pulling Devi, until he feels another person grab his leg. With Pritchard’s help, Gaunt pulls Devi back through the tunnel until Devi recovers enough to move on his own.

When the men leave the tunnel, they find Lüneburg—who looks “betrayed”—and the Kommandant waiting for them. Gaunt, Devi, Pritchard, and MacCorkindale are taken to the Kommandant’s office, who takes all their supplies. He demands to know who gave Gaunt the identification papers, but Gaunt refuses to tell him.

The men are sent to solitary confinement as punishment. As they walk, Lüneburg angrily tells Gaunt that he is being sent to the front as punishment.