From the notorius military jail of Sidi-al-Alama, Captain Sam Griffiths recalls his downfall. six months earlier at Soux-el-Had, a post remembered by many legionnaires for its relentless heat, Captain Sam Griffiths was again in command. He has trained many tough men in his remote and exotic camp. This time is not to be any different. That is until the arrival of a young new recruit, Giovanni Carreras. Kept awake by the constant grunts of lust emanating from the opposite cell where two other military prisoners mount each other endlessly, Sam Griffiths remembers the jolt of desire he felt that early morning in Spring when Giovanni first came out of the baracks. Watching his men he knew that they too, were completely under the spell. To restore order they were sent away on a survival course, leaving him alone with Giovanni. On the second evening unable to resist the young man's lure, Captain Griffiths succumbs. As his men fuck their way back to camp through desert, sea and mountain, Sam is left alone at souk-el-Had to reflect on his pasion and the consequecenses. Giovanni has deserted.