The general who runs the prison amuses himself by betting on fights between his prisoners to fill his pockets. After savagely killing Andrei in his first fight, Kyle immediately suffers a mental breakdown as everyone watches in horror. Soon, he is continuously forced into more fights because the general and guards know he is a sure thing, as he slowly loses his sanity. At one point, 451 asks him, "Do you even know who you are? Probably not." Meanwhile, Billy attempts multiple times to escape the prison, first by running during outside work detail, and again by sneaking off during the Russian Independence Day celebration; the latter fails as he is betrayed by Malakai, who informs the guards because his need of special medicine. 451 discovers his betrayal, and later, in retaliation, pours lighter fluid on him and sets him on fire. As he watches Malakai burn to death, he recalls memories of him being abused and molested as a child by a teacher and then setting said teacher on fire.