Sgt. Saunders is assigned with Pvt. Wallace and linesman Pvt. Andy Narsh that speaks German to tap the German phone lines in an occupied town. They head to a cellar of a German telephone center but out of the blue, the town is attacked with shells and a beam collapses and traps Andy that is partially buried in the basement. However, Saunders and Wallace capture the three German telephone operators and they are forced to release Andy. Two Germans try to escape and are killed but the third named Meyer does not react and is tied. The wounded Andy tells that has important information to the intelligence to convince Saunders to not leave him behind but Meyer tells that he is a liar. Who is telling the truth?
"Soldier of Fortune" is a great episode of "Combat!", with the blackmail of a soldier that tries to convince Saunders that he has overheard an important information phone conversation. He does not want to be left behind and holds the information to force Saunders and Wallace to bring him back to the Allied lines. The moral again prevails in the conclusion. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Soldado da Sorte" ("Soldier of Fortune")