Before he jumps, the president asks whether he can be responsible for the young woman's exercise regimen. The president replies that she is an adult, so she is free to make her own decisions. He says that if he were afraid of her, he would not love her. He threatens to let her disappear on the screen forever if something should happen to her because of him. He tells her that he cannot go back to the competition because two guards are waiting at the door. He is afraid that the guards will kidnap him and drag him back to his room.