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 focuses on how the characters respond to their predicament: Leduc, a psychoanalyst who is also a veteran from World War II against Germany, attempts to motivate the prisoners to attempt an escape.