Some members of the real Polish army and their priest are also travelling with you. Unaware that you are Jewish, they do not disguise their true feeling about Jews. The priest confides that he will never allow the children to return to Judaism after the war, even if it means killing the adult guides. His words and the laughing agreement of the Polish soldiers teach you that these people harbor deep feelings of anti-Semitism; you can never feel safe in their presence.
As soon as possible, you repeat their hate-filled words and threats of violence to the leaders of the children's group. They are not surprised for they have heard these sentiments all along the trip. Nonetheless, they agree that you must work with them to help rescue the children and to bring them back to Jewish life.
When you enter Teheran, you look around, scouting for some plan, some place to take the young people. As you walk through one district of the city, you notice that the stores have steps behind the sales counters; the clerks stand in sunken pits. You are curious and ask about these strange depressions.