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Recap / The Rat Patrol S 2 E 15 "The Street Urchin Raid"

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Directed by: Leon Benson

Written by: Don Brinkley

Troy goes to a supposedly neutral city to obtain some important secret aerial photographs, but is forced to hide them in a brick wall when he's about to be captured by the Gestapo (and Dietrich, who is reluctantly working with them). However, Tico (Jean-Michel Michenaud), a street urchin, finds the photographs and tries to sell them to the Nazis so they'll free his sister, the beautiful belly dancer Sarina (Rika Dialyna). The Rat Patrol have to save both their commander and the civilians while retrieving the photos.

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  • Black Site: The German installation Troy's trying to get photos of.
  • I Have Your Wife: The Gestapo try to force Tico's hand by taking Sarina hostage.
  • Neutral No Longer: Tico and Sarina try not to take sides in the war, because all they want is to stay alive until the conflict blows over. Being victimized by the Gestapo and rescued by the Rat Patrol changes their minds.
  • Noble Demon: Dietrich, as usual. He tries to make the Gestapo goons restrain themselves; he can't stop them from roughing up Troy, but he prevents them from killing any of their prisoners.
  • Street Urchin: Tico, who survives by selling junk, stolen property, and anything valuable he can get his hands on.

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