Mel decides to go to the Rex to look for her mother. Going past Chin Woo, Mel stops a soldier harassing a young woman. Mel hides to avoid an oncoming truck, and she falls asleep. She wakes up and goes to the police station. The police officer, Pakcik Hassan, helps her search the station for her mother, and he insists that she stay at the station. A man brandishing a knife bursts into the station, accusing the police of killing his mother, and when he drops his knife, Mel grabs it and runs. Mel goes to a temple, where the clergyman recognizes the name Salmah, saying Nurse Salmah helped a lot of people before searching for Mel. Mel continues her journey to the Rex.

Mel discovers the Rex empty, avoiding the theater where she left Saf. Finally entering the theater, Mel finds a young girl, May, who is about seven years old. May’s mother brought her to the theater and told her to stay. Mel helps May clean herself, then they leave to go back to the police station. Mel and May encounter a group of rioters, and—when confronted by one rioter—Mel slashes his face with the knife. Mel brings May inside a nearby school, and they meet Mrs.