The women are split into two groups and marched through the jungle. However Debbie dies after being bitten by a poisonous spider and Marion feels responsible for not looking after her. After fearing that they are lost the group including Marian, Christina,Dr. Mason,Rose,Kate,Sally,Dorothy,Sister Ulrica and Mrs. Van Meyer meet elderly but tough aristocrat Joss Holbrook at an otherwise deserted transit camp. Only at this stage do they discover that they are going to a different camp from their friends. The women sit down in passive resistance to force their escorts to let them give Debbie a proper burial before they move on,sighting their new camp on New Year's Day.