Sun, Apr 1, 1973
The Estate Manager Benjamin Sweet is back from the war. He takes Terry and Matthew to help with the jobs that need doing. They come across Jim Cooper, who had his pig taken away for not having a permit. The boys find out that the men who took it actually stole it. They were not from the government.
Sun, Apr 15, 1973
Marco is an Italian POW working at Flaxton Hall. Terry resents him because his father is missing in Italy. He wants to trade Marco for his dad. Marco wants to escape and steals a motorcycle. Terry wants to go to London in case his father shows up and sees their bombed house. He will think his family is dead. Will Marco take the boy as far as London in his escape?
Sun, Apr 22, 1973
Gregg Cutler is a Bevin Boy. He could not join the army because the army conscripted him to work in the local coal mine. The boys resent him because both their fathers are in the war, and they think he is a coward. Lawyer Peter Weekes gives him a job as an assistant apprentice. The boys catch him putting a letter in his pocket and follow him to prove he is untrustworthy.