In a German prison-of-war camp in World War II packed with none but American sergeants, Sgt. J.J. Sefton is the ultimate conniver, hustler and privilege-seeker. It becomes apparent to his fellow prisoners that there must be a spy for the Germans in their midst and the most obvious candidate would be Sefton--but is he? And if he is not, then who is?

Jersey, 1942. The British Channel Islands fall to the Germans who put prisoners of war to work in slave labor camps. When a Russian soldier escapes the labor camps, seeking shelter, a Jersey resident, Lou, realizes she can't simply hand him back. Lou decides to harbor the fugitive, striking up a bond with the young, intelligent man whom she soon treats as her son.