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# Episode 8
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/soviet-jeans/episode/episode-8-cneial/
- Published: 2025-07-29T19:05:17.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T16:20:44.000Z
- Description: Renars is seen as a traitor. Maris offers him freedom--if he joins the Soviet cause.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Soviet Jeans, Season 1, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_6bbec452-8f94-4e28-8d5c-dc102e3b4d2e, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_c2ea94e6-8306-4ce7-aa65-e38ff86705c5, #v1.16

Renars’s wardmates are convinced that he has betrayed them all. Maris offers him a deal: all charges dropped if Renars agrees to become the face of Soviet propaganda. Maris even promises his release and the chance to finally be with Tina.