Hungry, Jamie tries surrendering to Japanese soldiers who ignore him. After being chased by a street urchin, he is taken in by two American expatriates and hustlers, Basie and Frank. Unable to sell Jamie for money, Basie and Frank intend to abandon him in the streets, but Jamie offers to lead them to his neighbourhood to loot the empty houses there. Jamie sees his house lit and thinks his family has returned, only to discover it is occupied by Japanese troops. The trio are taken prisoner, taken to the Lunghua Civilian Assembly Centre in Shanghai for processing, and are sent to an internment camp in Suzhou.