The next morning, Dr. Bledsoe arrives at the hospital. He's been waiting for a long time, and he's finally feeling a little better. He tells Dr. Owen that he'll be able to give Owen a new heart if he can get him to donate his own heart to someone else. Owen's all, "Oh, yeah, that's a good idea. I'll donate my own heart for you, too." Dr. Norton comes in, and the two of them discuss what's going on in the country. Owen is worried that the country is going to fall apart, and that he and his father will have to leave it. He also worries that if they don't rebuild the country, there's no way they'll ever be together again. Owen says that he can't imagine what it's like to be apart from his father, who was always by his side. He says that if he doesn't do something about it, the country will fall apart. He asks Owen to stay in the hospital for a while, so he can think about what he can do. Owen tells him that he needs to reopen the country's borders, so that people can come and go as they please. Owen agrees, and they talk about how the walls of the city were built from the inside out.