The women are flown to Singapore where they are put up in comfort at the Raffles hotel but warned against going out alone as collaborators are being shot in the streets. Whilst most of the party revel in their new freedom Dorothy,with no family,feels alienated,Christina and Marion are desperate for news of Simon and Clifford and Dr. Mason finds the celebratory party all too much for her.

Marion is reunited with Clifford and they move back to their house though,after four years of looking out for herself,she feels uncomfortable at being waited on. She also finds Clifford racist,especially when he tells Christina that Simon is married. More newly-released internees come to the hotel,from whom Dr. Mason learns of Nellie's death. This makes her determined to give evidence against Yamauchi,at Clifford's request. Some of the women recognise and attack Dorothy as a collaborator following her affair with the Japanese guard but she escapes and runs into Sister Ulrica.