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Sgt. Saunders and other soldiers are interrogated by German Capt. Haus in a POW camp. Sgt. Mastin is beaten but resists the interrogation. When Saunders and the other prisoners are separated, it is disclosed to the viewer that Sgt. Mastin is a German officer trying to get information about the Allied troops. When Saunders learns that Mastin is an impostor, he plots a scheme expecting to fix the damage that the information achieved by Mastin may cause.

" Ask Me No Questions" is another engaging episode of "Combat!" again with an impostor posing as an American sergeant. The episode is well resolved and Saunders fix the problem caused by Mastin. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Não me Faça Perguntas" ("Don´t Ask Me Questions")

"Ask Me No Questions" is a story about German Intelligence gaining information from American POW's. Claude Aikens puts on a fine performance as Sergeant Mastin who is planted by the Germans to gain information from the Americans. The Germans have it going their way when their luck finally runs out.

An old Chinese proverb says "One Grain of Luck Worth Whole Rice Field of Wisdom." And so it is for the Americans in this story. The greatest laid plans can be nullified if your luck runs out.

Ed Lakso wrote a reasonably good screenplay. Great suspense is created when the American POW's realize they've given up vital information which could cost American lives. And as usual the Sarge comes up with an excellent plan to save the day. I appreciate how the story teaches us that "silence really is golden" and that "the less said the better"; all good lessons to learn for all ages. Or as my great aunt used to say, "the less you say the less mistakes you make."

There's some good action between Saunders & Mastin in the script and the archival footage of cannon fire is always fun to watch. I would not call "Ask Me No Questions" one of Ed Lakso's better screenplays, but it is still reasonably entertaining. And as always the story is very believable.

Vic is at a Stalag where captured Allied soldiers are being held, with Claude Akins an American sergeant being interrogated, but actually just impersonating a G. I. This is to fool Vic and the other prisoners into giving away useful information.

Primary goal is to discover which area has been chosen by the Americans for an upcoming attack on German lines. Akins is well-schooled, prepared for any question about American history or culture. Vic is wary, and the smart money (from the fans) is on him to figure out that Akins is an imposter, especially as Claude is overplaying his role on purpose.

Instead, a new prisoner notices the impersonation: he knows the real sergeant, recently missing in action, and tells Vic and his compatriots that Akins is not him. Now it's a race against time for Vic to escape and inform the Allies that the enemy has acquired vital intel about the upcoming attack.

With the rest of the cast of regulars not present, it's a one-off episode, with Vic underplaying in a story stressing less than credible plot twists but very low on the usual action/battle scenes.