Vlad and Katerina managed to break through the German cordons, they get to the Polish guerrillas. The plane on which the guerrillas send the fugitives does not reach the front line, and Vlad and Katerina have to get to the Russians in the woods by themselves. They are chased by the Germans with dogs. The German intelligence agent Anna does not succeed to deliver the information about the operation, which was extracted from Hlopko by means of threats to the headquarter. A retired fan and a part-time Deputy chief SMERSH major Sinitsyn understands that Anna – an intelligence officer, but when trying to capture her, he is deadly wounded.Both German and Russian intelligence are looking for Guts, not knowing that he has died. Cadet Shut succeeds to cross the front line and reaches the Russian squad.
