Evidence points to Magase making the call to Mayor Flores from Germany. President Wood discusses the suicide law with the German Chancellor who surprisingly does not oppose the legislation. Wood seeks counsel with the head of the church who cannot provide the concrete answer he seeks. Meanwhile, Seizaki and Hardy find the young girl Flores spoke to at the hospital on a bridge preparing to commit suicide, to be with her dead mother. They try to stop her, but fail. Undecided about which course to take because of a lack of information, President Wood's wife encourages him to follow his instinct...