 Berry deliberately provokes Sharpe by abusing Countess Josefina (Katia Caballero), a woman Sharpe had rescued from Gibbons and taken under his protection.To forestall a duel, Wellesley orders a night patrol to be led by Sharpe and Berry.They run into the French; during the fighting, Berry shoots Sharpe from behind, but is killed by Harper before he can finish the job.