Three years later, in May of 1945, Wada’s father, Hisakichi, sits alone thinking about how things have changed. Some aspects of martial law have eased, but his wife has died, his daughter has moved away, and he cannot connect with his Nisei son, Douglas. His tea house was demolished for a hospital complex, and his legacy is gone. He thinks of the two Nisei units in Europe, who have taken heavy losses. A report by Gero Iwai about his inability to find fifth-columnists amid the Nisei allowed for the mass enlistment of these loyal citizens. They proved loyal and competent in the European war, earning awards and praise. Douglas has had a child, like his sister, and the family is growing, even though Hisakichi grows tired and frail.

In Tokyo, Yoshikawa is awaiting the birth of his first child in the hospital when the bombers arrive. He knows Japan is losing the war. As a former interrogator, he helped to pump captured American servicemen for intel. Knowing the end was neigh, he retired from the Navy. Firebombing ensues, burning the wooden homes of Tokyo as Yoshikawa and his wife leave the hospital with a baby girl.