The group assembles to welcome new commander Mr. Lewis after Sophie is spotted in the crowd. Officers order troops into two rows while young women whisper, dressing up and trading gossip—some say being his wife would be an honor, others joke he might be bald. Soldiers and civilians stand at attention as the ceremony begins and the crowd greets him with "Welcome, Mr. Lewis." He disrupts the ritual by singling someone out and saying, "You, lift your head." The episode ends on that abrupt public summons, leaving the reason unresolved.