When a group of prisoners is taken to the forest to be executed, Mazas is able to flee and hide in the bush. A Republican soldier finds him but decides to spare his life and when asked by another soldier if anyone is there he replies that no one is.
During an execution in the forest, Mazas manages to escape into the bush. A Republican soldier discovers him and chooses not to kill him. When asked by another soldier if anyone else is present, the soldier claims there are none.