Koenig describes Bergdahl as someone who, from the start, plotted to escape.
That was never his doubted goal as his story unfolds, despite the abuse he says came his way.
Bergdahl made a dash for freedom, running shoeless across jagged rocks away from his captivity.
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But the men eventually found him, forcing him to come down and return.
He remained in that position for three months, and his body suffered the consequences.
And as Bergdahl tells it, the question sounded scatterbrained, but whether that was intentional remains unknown.
Yet that didnt make him useless to their cause.
They recorded videos with him, many of which Bergdahl claims were filmed but never released.
Bergdahls videos are where the code of conduct comes into Koenigs telling.
Bergdahl explains how he tried to indicate his resistance to fellow soldiers.
Hed use any context clues he could to orient himself while preparing for another break.
Bergdahl landed on his left side, causing many injuries that would prove a hindrance later on.
In the coming days (and just how many days is another matter of He Said/They Said.
Bergdahl says he was gone for nine days, while the Taliban claims it was only two or three.
His debriefers, Koenig explains, settled on eight and a half days.
), Bergdahl explains there were a number of close calls.
He saw the stars, he saw signs of home, and he saw freedom.
Note: Serial wont return until after the New Year, on Jan. 7.
