Von Stalhein's lowlifes of the week, tired of von Stalhein's inability to kill Biggles and more than a little convinced that von Stalhein and Biggles are already working together, chain them to the walls of a pitch-dark dungeon beneath a crumbling chateau in some neglected French province.

The real difficulty will be figuring out how von Stalhein comes out of this experience STILL resisting Biggles' blandishments to join his side.