In the recreation, three other people play the victims while Valya is the accused. When asked what he did as they were dying, he says that he was taking everything in so that he could accurately reconstruct what happened. In the final scene, Valya has a flashback where his father throws him out of a rowboat to teach him to swim, an event mentioned earlier in the film by his mother.
In the recreation, three other individuals portray the victims while Valya is portrayed as the accused. When asked about his actions as they were dying, he claims that he was taking everything in so that he could accurately recreate what happened. This flashback scene highlights a pivotal moment from his childhood, when his father taught him to swim by throwing him out of a rowboat.