He goes to the police station to pick up the student who was beaten, but when he pushes open the door, he runs into the lawyer hired by the assailant. She politely and distantly holds out her hand to shake his, then suggests that he agree to settle the matter.
The moment their fingers part, he suddenly remembers how, many years ago, they embraced in the dead of night. Her fingers slipped through the gap in his clothes, exploring his back. That warmth had been far more passionate than this.
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When they meet again later, he asks if she has ever regretted it.
She shakes her head and says no, because apart from selling him out, she couldn't think of a better way to earn all four years of her college tuition at once.
- Both are each other's first and only, happy ending.
Theme: Mending a broken relationship
