In the settlement, the prisoners are brought before a shrine, dominated by a wall-painting of a male god. The tribe, who call themselves 'The Survivors', gathers in a circle and Hadin thrusts the female mute into the centre. There, the high priest benevolently examines her—then proclaims, 'Mutant!' The pitiful wretch is dragged to a cubicle recessed in the wall and sealed in by a transparent door. A switch is ritualistically thrown and the chamber floods with blinding light; to the Alphans' horror, the mute's body evaporates.