Hans is taken to the prison cell and let inside, where he finds Otto lying sick and near death. Otto is relieved to see that help has come, and Hans manages to fling a rope through the window to the ground below. He then takes out a file and files down the iron bars. Hans picks up Otto in his arms and carries him out the window and down to the ground, where Baron Conrad awaits. Baron Conrad takes his son into his arms and sobs at the sight of Otto’s injury.

Baron Conrad, Hans, and a few other men rush from the castle grounds with Otto in the hopes of taking him to the monastery and to safety. They are pursued by Baron Henry and several of his men, and eventually, Baron Conrad realizes that the only way to stop the pursuit is to meet his pursuers head-on. He tearfully sends Hans and the other men away with Otto, giving his son one final kiss of farewell. Hans takes Otto, and they charge toward the monastery while Baron Conrad stands on a bridge, awaiting his enemy.