Eye of the Needle

Percy has a private meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill points out to Percy that the Germans have 12 panzer divisions in the west, but only one is on the Normandy coast, suggesting their campaign of deception is working. However, even with only one panzer division in Normandy, the Allies only have a 50-50 chance of holding territory during an invasion. Churchill reminds Percy that this 50-50 chance disappears if Die Nadel gets his information to Hitler. Churchill urges Percy to stop Die Nadel.

Faber hesitates when David points the shotgun at him, realizing later he should have killed David with his stiletto in that moment. They begin to fight over the gun, and it fires once, breaking out the passenger side window. David releases the gun and begins beating Faber about the face. They engage in a fist fight. Faber falls out of the jeep and David attempts to run him over, hits his foot, but misses him, and comes around to do it again. Faber is close to the cliff and hangs over the side to escape the jeep again. Faber nearly falls, but catches himself, and pulls up onto solid ground. The jeep comes toward him again. Faber runs in circles, causing David to drive the jeep in tight circles. Faber jumps onto the jeep’s canvas roof and cuts through it with his stiletto. Faber tries to stab David, but David speeds up and causes Faber to fall from the jeep. David stops the jeep close to the cliff and gets out, coming after Faber with a wrench. Faber rushes David, knocking into the wheelchair as David hits him on the head with the wrench. When Faber wakes, David is hanging from the cliff. Faber asks David how he found the film. David admits to searching Faber’s jacket and taking the film. Faber asks where the film is now, and David indicates it is in his pocket, but he cannot retrieve it for Faber because of how he is hanging. Faber takes the film, then uproots the bush from which David is hanging, watching as he falls to his death.

Percy returns to the office inspired. He goes to Terry and asks how close a U-boat might come to the coast of Scotland, and Terry says 10 miles or more. Percy and Terry use a detailed map of Scotland to find a place where Faber might have found refuge after a shipwreck. They find Storm Island. Percy calls Bloggs to tell him about Storm Island, but Bloggs announces they’ve just arrested Faber.

Bloggs goes to interrogate the man Kincaid’s people believe is Faber. He was attempting to board a bus when he was stopped. He panicked and ran. When they caught him, he had a stiletto. The man claims to be a toolmaker looking for work. However, when Bloggs becomes violent with him, the man confesses to being a thief, and one of the crimes he admits to committing happened while Faber was in London. Convinced that the man is not Faber, Bloggs calls Percy, and they decide to surveil Storm Island. Percy urges Bloggs to travel to the island but warns him that the storm will delay air and sea support.

Faber invents a story to tell Lucy as he drives back to the cottage. He knows it would be easier to kill Lucy, but he finds he doesn’t want to. Faber tells Lucy he left David at Tom’s and had an accident on the way back. Lucy sends Jo up to bed and nurses Faber’s injuries, including a bruised foot and a head wound. Lucy undresses him and while Faber falls unconscious, she empties his pocket and leaves the contents on the mantel. When Faber wakes up later, he explains that several sheep fell into the gully and injured themselves. David sent Faber back to the house to explain to Lucy he would be staying to help Tom with the sheep. He says the jeep was unfamiliar and he hit something, causing the accident. Faber retrieves his belongings from the mantel and takes Lucy up to bed.

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt reflects on his contentious relationship with Hitler as he travels to visit with him. Rundstedt tells Hitler that they have intercepted radio transmissions that suggest the bulk of Allied troops are gathering on the southeast coast of Britain, suggesting an attack on Normandy. For this reason, Rundstedt urges Hitler to send more panzer divisions to Normandy under Rommel’s command. Hitler expresses frustration with the differing opinions of his generals. Hitler continues to insist on waiting for Die Nadel’s report.