Emmeline accidentally steps on a venomous stonefish. Sick and weak, she pleads with Richard to "take her to God." Richard carries her to the other side of the island and places her on the altar, offering a prayer. Emmeline recovers and Richard admits his fear of losing her. After Emmeline regains her ability to walk, the two go skinny dipping in the lagoon and then swim to shore. Still naked, Richard and Emmeline discover sexual intercourse. They regularly make love from then on, and Emmeline becomes pregnant.