Family bitterness at his homecoming drives Devin Milford to live among the "exiles"; the Milford Day parade provides a surprise emotional release for the subjugated Americans.
Milford rides an underground railroad to Chicago, where he links up with a resistance movement that also attracts Kimberly, whose anti-Soviet cabaret show is raided.
Caught up in a power play between Denisov and Marion, Milford is forced to stand trial and make a pro-Soviet public appearance---that's transformed into an American rally.