▁Cont inu ing ▁their ▁drive , ▁the ▁party ▁discuss ▁their ▁conv iction ▁that ▁" V an ▁der ▁Po el " ▁is ▁a ▁sp y , ▁and ▁decide ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁shot . ▁When ▁they ▁reach ▁Alexand ria , ▁An son ▁del ivers ▁everyone ' s ▁papers ▁except ▁" V an ▁der ▁Po el " ' s ▁to ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁check ▁point ▁and ▁( off - screen ) ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁MP ' s ▁senior ▁officer ▁that ▁" V an ▁der ▁Po el " ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁German ▁soldier ▁that ▁they ▁met ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁and ▁has ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁them ▁under ▁his ▁par ole ▁( word ▁of ▁honour ). ▁An son ▁sec ures ▁the ▁MP ' s ▁agreement ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁enjoy ▁a ▁be er ▁with ▁their ▁" capt ive " ▁before ▁taking ▁him ▁into ▁cust ody ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war . ▁The ▁party ▁then ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁bar ▁and ▁An son ▁orders ▁a ▁cold ▁be er , ▁which ▁he ▁cons umes ▁with ▁rel ish . ▁But ▁before ▁they ▁have ▁dr unk ▁their ▁first ▁round , ▁a ▁Corps ▁of ▁Military ▁Police ▁officer ▁arriv es ▁to ▁arrest ▁Van ▁der ▁Po el . ▁An son ▁orders ▁him ▁to ▁wait . ▁Having ▁become ▁friends ▁with ▁Van ▁der ▁Po el ▁and ▁inde bt ed ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁saving ▁the ▁group ' s ▁lives , ▁An son ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁gives ▁his ▁real ▁name , ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war