Chapter 18 Summary

Magda's next assignment from the Tupamaros is to get close to a British director named Peter Wentworth who works very closely with Geoffrey Jackson. Magda and Emilia try out for Wentworth's play and Emilia falls in love with him at first sight. Magda feels guilty about getting the information needed for the capture from her friend. Jackson disappears soon after Magda becomes involved and Peter stops calling on Emilia, who is devastated after having so much fun with the courtship. Finally, the girls, along with Emilia's parents, are invited to Peter's home. Emilia is sure that he would propose marriage during the gathering.

Peter did not propose to Emilia and instead has her arrested for conspiracy in Jackson's kidnapping. Of course it is Magda who is conspiring with the Tupas and not Emilia. The guards do not listen to Magda when she tells...