Northern Pursuit

Saboteurs are dropped off in Canada and an avalanche wipes out the rest of their group. Wagner captures Colonel Hugo von Keller, the lone survivor. The capture starts a tense chain of loyalty tests that orbits Wagner's loyalties and duty.

Wagner persuades his colleague to report the capture to the RCMP, allowing von Keller to recover. The authorities begin a formal inquiry into Wagner's loyalties.

Von Keller discovers Wagner speaks German and has German ancestry. He probes Wagner's views on the war to gauge his potential allegiance. Wagner's responses hint at sympathy, complicating the RCMP's suspicions.

The RCMP grow suspicious of Wagner and dispatch a patrol to bring both men in for questioning. The move ramps up the tension between duty and perceived betrayal.

Wagner, facing mounting suspicion, asks to be discharged from the RCMP. The request foreshadows his later role and the shifting loyalties at play.

Wagner is sent to a prisoner of war camp. Von Keller conspires to free fellow German soldiers, launching a counter-move that complicates the pursuit and deepens the entanglement between Wagner and von Keller.

Ernst Willis contacts Wagner and hires him as a wilderness guide. This introduces the double-agent dynamic that will drive the Northbound mission. The alliance sets the route toward the Canadian north.

Wagner and Willis depart north by train. A pursuing Mountie who makes contact with Wagner is killed by Willis, the agent, signaling the depths of the deception and danger ahead.

Wagner is brought to von Keller and convinces him that he remains loyal to Germany and can guide them to a destination. Laura McBain is held hostage to ensure his loyalty. The hostage situation intensifies the stakes for everyone involved.

Wagner uses his double-agent position to send a message to police headquarters, warning them of the saboteurs' plans. This helps coordinate a response as the group nears their destination. The act demonstrates his complex loyalties.

Jim Austin follows the saboteurs' trail but is spotted and killed, along with Ernst Willis and a native porter, before reaching the mine shaft. The losses escalate the urgency to stop the mission. The casualties heighten the stakes for the forthcoming confrontation.

The group reaches a mine shaft where bomber components have been secretly stored. The bomber is assembled and readied for its mission to bomb the vital waterway. Tension builds as the saboteurs' plan edges toward execution.

The bomber is launched toward its target to disrupt transatlantic shipping. Wagner escapes, climbs aboard the bomber to shoot the crew, and parachutes to safety before the plane crashes. He survives the fatal confrontation, albeit wounded from prior skirmishes.

After recovering from his wound, Wagner marries Laura McBain. The wedding marks a return to personal stability after a tumultuous period of espionage, danger, and deception.