 He is rescued by Careo, a Filipino patriot who has put together a group of anti-Japanese Filipino guerrillas.Carero hides Dave with an elderly Filpino and his granddaughter, who teach Dave Tagalog.Careo returns again to tell Dave that his father has left the Philippines, but Dave is joined by a fellow American, Joe Trent, a rough merchant sailor who was third mate on a cargo ship that was sunk by the Japanese.