The next morning, Dr. Coppelius arrives at the hospital and is greeted by Dr. Bledsoe, who asks him about the previous night's events. He tells the doctor that the night before, the storm had broken, and that the wind had whipped up the storm surge. Dr. Jarndyce tells him that the storm was caused by a leak in the wall of the hospital, which had caused the water to flow back into the river. The doctor says that the leak must have been caused by someone using a switch on the wall to lock the current in the wrong direction. He says that he cannot figure out how to fix the problem, but that he will try to find a way to get back to the other side of the wall