The Great Escape

The plot of the book surrounds the events known as The Great Escape, but it also mentions other escape attempts as well as the hunt of the Gestapo agents who killed fifty of the escapees on Hitler's direct order. Much of the book is focused on Roger Bushell, also known as Big X. Including his capture, his early escape attempts, and his planning of the escape. Several people that Brickhill knew are also documented, including Major John Dodge who was related to Winston Churchill. In the end, seventy-six men escaped, of those, seventy-three were recaptured and fifty of those were shot by the Gestapo. Four of those seventy-three escaped at a later date and did get away. This includes Major John Dodge who was released to secure a cease-fire.

The team visit the data center where Pied Piper box would be stored, along with one engineer on site for 24/7 support. Further appeled by this prospect, Richard continues to push his idea of Piper Piper as a platform versus the box appliance, but Jack refuses. Upon learning this, Gilfoyle quits and begins to receive several job offers and gifts from recruiters. In an attempt to have Jack's decision reverted, Richard meets with Laurie who turns out to agree with Richard's vision that Piper Piper should be a platform. However, Laurie's influence is limited as firing a recently appointed senior CEO would make the company look bad. In one of his job interviews Gilfoyle finds himself at Endframe, now employing two of the coders from Hooli, and Gilfoyle learns that they have cracked Richard's middle-out algorithm. Gilfoyle reports back to his old team at Pied Piper and they decide on what they call a Skunkworks project: to secretly pursue the original vision for Pied Piper alongside working on the box appliance, seemingly complying with Jack's order. Jared refers to Meinertzhagen's Haversack, cautioning everyone to act inconspicuously, and to destroy all traces of their conspiracy. However, upon entering their office space the next morning, Richard trips, and incriminating documents which he had meant to shred are spread all over the floor and brought to Jack's attention.

Liz looks to disprove Tracy's contention that women can't be funny, while Jack takes a radical new approach to dating.

Karla has a secret that will affect her relationship with Keith and David; Brenda attends a Lifestyle party with Melissa. Claire illegally takes portraits of the deceased for a school project which her brothers soon learn about.