A doctor warns a man that shrapnel in his head is compressing his corpus callosum and could kill him within a month if it shifts; he must avoid exertion and stress. The wounded man then explains to a child, Alice, that he lost a leg taking four bullets to protect someone important and that a bullet still remains in his head. He gives her candy and insists he still has things to do. Alice runs back to her worried mother. Nearby, someone tells Jessica a child they'd have would be Alice's age now, leaving the man’s urgent choice unresolved.