It's time to go home. There are debts to be paid off, treasured possessions to be left behind, goodbyes to be said. And futures to think about. Can a black man like Mayhoe get promotion in spite of racism in the British army? Will Box's wife let him re-enlist? What of Bilinski, demoted to store duty? Gilbey's retirement plans? For Pickering, there's a final surprise.