He finally relented, asked her to forgive him for his lack of faith in her, reaffirmed his faith in her, and asked for "another chance for a new start" - a rekindling of their relationship from the past:""Doc"": What good is a watch without you? (She attached the watch to his left wrist)Shanghai Lily: I wish I could replace everything else, too." A skeptical Bertani "perhaps" believes that he hasn""t returned to his former job.(It is revealed hat Robie was an American who had been imprisoned, alongside Bertani and some of his kitchen staff, during World War II and the Nazi occupation of France..."Freder is appalled by what the firing means for his friend Josaphat, and complains to his father: "It means: Go below! - Father! - go below! Into the depths -- !" He races after the stunned Josaphat to console him, and prevents him from committing suicide with a gun-blast to his head.As the empo increases, the two swing and twirl - and effortlessly leap back and forth over the railing - and then hurl themselves over the opposite railing and stroll casually toward the door.Their ploy works as anticipated - the doctor recommends a trip to Honolulu ("a long ocean voyage, with plenty of tropical air and sun") - "the only cure.