The next morning, Lang wakes up in the middle of the night. He's worried about his wife's health, but he can't figure out who's going to hurt him. He tells his brother to take his wife to the hospital, because the nurse told him that the woman almost had a brain injury from the fever, and that it would be best if she died in the hospital rather than in her bed. He asks his brother if he can sleep for a bit, and he says he'll do so, since he's tired and doesn't think she'll wake up soon. When he wakes up, he realizes that everything is his: his body, his face, his neck, and his toes. He thinks that if it weren't for the poison, they'd be together a long time ago.