This episode takes place at Christmas, 1941in Liverpool. David Ashton returns home on 72 hours leave, where he is enthusiastically greeted by his son, Peter . The boy has built up a hero worship for his father, and unfortunately David does not match up to this image. In the course of these three days, their relationship worsens, and when David leaves to return to his unit, Peter tells his mother that he hates his Dad.moreless