The prisoners had to wait about a week for a moonless night so that they could leave under the cover of complete darkness.Finally, on Friday, March 24, the escape attempt began.

• 其他囚犯用木板盖住掏空的区域将两人隐藏起来，然后又将气味冲鼻的俄国烟草浸泡过汽油后洒到藏身点周围以糊弄守卫的狗。