As the episode opens, a poor man just received the news that he has malignant cancer. Despite his high chance of survival, he can't help but be depressed. Sitting on a bus bench, he is approached by a strange man who starts explaining the painful healing process the cancer patient is about to undergo. Now, the ailing man is adamant about his survival, but the stranger won't allow it. As the bus pulls by the station, the man is sprawled across the bench, dead.