While protecting a bridge, Caje sees a soldier, Pvt. Marsini, arriving exhausted. He brings Marsini to his squad and he explains that his Love Company was trying to take a nearby hill when they were all killed by the Germans. Marsini says that he asked for help to another squad that refused to go and Saunders explains that he received the message, but could not leave the bridge since he was assigned to protect it from the Germans. Marsini does not accept the excuse and when Lt. Hanley arrives, he sends Saunders in a recon mission to see the best place to assault the hill. Marsini volunteers to go with Saunders. Soon Saunders finds that Marsini´s real intention is to show his dead squad but they stumble upon a German outpost. Saunders and Marsini attack the Germans, but Saunders in trapped in a room with a piping of large diameter pinning his legs. What will Marsini do?
"The Good Samaritan" is a touching episode of "Combat!", with the great participation of Tom Simcox in the role of Pvt. Marsini. The realistic story is well written, with good moments of tension and friction and a sad and never corny conclusion. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Bom Samaritano" ("The Good Samaritan")