The doctor rushes to the scene of the accident, where he finds the unconscious body of Kwak-Tetaum lying in the woods. The doctor explains that the man is offering his blood three times per week to the family, and that it is beginning to take its toll on the man's body as well. He says that the operation went well and the man was badly hurt, but that he is not out yet. He asks the doctor if he tried to kill the man before, and the doctor replies that it was not enough for him. He explains that he brought the man to save the family's head.