The second half of the play shows the various characters' reaction to their  situation: Leduc, a psychoanalyst who is also a French veteran of the 1940 fighting against Germany, tries to rally the prisoners to attempt an escape.
The second half of the play depicts the reactions of the characters to their situation. Leduc, a psychoanalyst and former French soldier in World War II against Germany, tries to inspire the prisoners to make a daring escape.