Bran is locked inside a factory room and his mother races to free him after his allergy causes him to collapse. Workers, led by Ms. Vance and Helen, refuse help, calling the mother selfish and ordering staff to seize her for wrecking property. The mother screams that Bran will die without medicine while others dismiss her pleas. Mr. Zane arrives as the mother begs him to save her unconscious son. At the climax he pushes through the crowd, shouting "Out of my way!"—leaving Bran's fate and whether medicine arrives unresolved.