Patch eats breakfast with Tug in the prison mess hall, where the noise and chaos grate on him. Other inmates stare because Patch handled Brand better than expected in the recent fight, confirming that Patch's violence has changed how people see him inside.

Later, at three o'clock, Sammy arrives for a visit. Their meeting is unusually quiet: Sammy does not joke, complain, or ask about Patch's cut and bloodied hands, which makes the visit feel heavier and more final than usual.

When the visit ends, Sammy embraces Patch tightly. Sammy says he never had a son but implies that, if he had, he would have wanted a son like Patch; Patch answers with self-contempt, insisting he is not worth that comparison. Patch then says he owes Sammy his tab and wants to settle the debt, but Sammy refuses any repayment and says knowing Patch has been honor enough.

Before they part, Patch slips an envelope into Sammy's inside pocket, quietly entrusting him with something important. Sammy chooses to define Patch not by prison or bloodshed but by the fact that Patch once saved the Meyer girl, and he leaves Patch with a small note of hope by saying there is still time.