Amid rumors of approaching German troops, a French town goes about its normal business. Without warning, bombing raids start, and tanks begin rolling through town.
7 November 1940. During a film showing, the audience takes advantage of the darkness to boo the handshake between Pétain and Hitler. The French police are called in to find the guilty party.
11 November 1940. With the help of Suzanne, the head of the post office, Marcel launches a campaign to distribute Communist leaflets. Very quickly, Jean is on to them.
January 10, 1941. De Kervern and Natacha--the cop and the prostitute--join forces to send coded messages for the London "network." Marie is recruited as courier. Gustave tells Marchetti he never saw the postwoman, leading to her arrest.
February 5, 1941. Marchetti makes a career-ruining error, thereby giving the Germans leverage over him. They demand he find the Essart courier. De Kervern instructs Marie how to pick up messages and where to take them. Marcel is released.
Mar. 4, 1941. "Schwartz dirty Jew" appears on the sawmill wall. Raymond is not Jewish but loses customers. Jeanine fires Sarah for alleged theft. Henri and Marie arrange for Lorrain to lead a Jewish refugee family across to the south.
Mar. 10, 1941. Müller learns Lorrain's name. Henri arranges for Natacha to spy at German HQ but needs Raymond's signature to get her in. Marie copies it from his pass during a tryst. Natacha does the mission but fears she made an error.
Mar. 11, 1941. Lorrain is mad with rage. Daniel devises an equitable food supply plan. Müller is on to Natacha and Henri. Realizing it, they flee to the South Zone, then hide in an abandoned house with Marie and tied-up Lorrain.
