In he most memorable scene, recently-engaged girlfriend, Jane experienced a heart-rending parting at the railroad station with her young fianceé Corporal Smollett who was being transported o the warfront.Narrative background scrolls up the screen after a few opening titles.William Munny, a reputed outlaw, buries his young, 29 year old wife after she died of smallpox:She was a comely young woman and not without prospects.Lama Su took great pride in the clones' combat education and training programs - and they watched as the troops marched in formation.The students learn that war is not noble - it is no more than cruel death and destruction.Katczkinsky explains how foolish it was for one of the recruits to go and retrieve his friend - the corpse of the dead man.He asks: "Who - was that?," but is told nothing.The next caption reads:But this is what happened to Freder - son of Joh Fredersen, master of Metropolis, when he went in search of the girl.