The next morning, people in the town see the man hanging from a flagpole. The next day, the governor sentences the man to death for stealing money. The man is terrified, but the governor only sentences people according to their mood. The governor's mood makes no difference to the people, who believe that the man's life is meaningless. The thief picks up a stick from the street and stabs the man, who is lame in his leg and cannot catch up with the body