On this episode, Sam is gone, and the characters make their way to Luarca, to link up with resistance fighters. They were told that the resistance in Luarca was thriving, although this quickly proves not to be the case. 

The Nationalists diverted almost 10,000 soldiers to the city, nearly doubling its population. This occurred nearly 2 months ago, and the resistance was mostly snuffed out.

Although this "resistance" has been reduced to a few dozen fragmented cells, each with 5 men or less, Alfredo and Mateo Abascal are hopeful that they can rebuild it to give the Nationalists hell in the region ahead of the Soviet advance in the north. 

The party, however, is skeptical. The resistance here lacks functional weaponry, knowledge of small-unit urban tactics, and any real support. What they do have, however, are specialists. Alfredo is a gunsmith, and there's a man named Johnson in one of the other cells. Johnson is rather reclusive, but he does occasionally make himself known by blowing up local officers' cars. 

They still have guns, they've just been hidden away, Mateo assures the party.

It's clear that this is a million-to-one chance, but if the party can pull it off, Luarca should collapse just as the Soviets come rolling through, leaving a hole in the Nationalist defense that could allow for greater exploitation.

Then, Mateo sends the party after some other resistance members who have escaped reprisals.

The party collects two of them, and shortly after, the Zoom breaks down.