Trascrizione (en)

During a cell inspection, a guard accidentally dropped a nail clipper into the cell. To his surprise, he discovered that the inmate had drawn a portrait of him. Although the portrait was incredibly lifelike, the arrogant warden felt his dignity had been insulted, so he confiscated all the inmate's art supplies on the spot and even banned him from drawing. For an ordinary person, this might not seem like much, but for a prisoner who had already lost his freedom, having his last outlet, drawing, taken away, was a devastating blow. The next day during work, the inmate did something unusual. He used the opportunity to ask a guard for a sharp axe. Before making his move, he secretly slipped something into Matt's pocket. He then deliberately called over a guard holding a baton. The moment the guard stood in front of him, the inmate suddenly raised the axe and brutally chopped off four of his own fingers. The sudden bloody scene terrified the guard, who collapsed on the spot, while the inmate was immediately dragged away. Matt picked up the severed fingers and then felt his pocket, only to discover a flower inside. It had apparently drifted over from the other side of the island, where flowers symbolized freedom. Matt believed that one day he would escape the prison and regain his freedom, so he decided to keep the flower with him But later that day the warden discovered the flower Prison rules forbade inmates from keeping plants so the warden crushed it right in front of Matt and coldly told him that some people would never leave this place Along with the death of another elderly inmate those words only strengthened Matt's determination to escape. Before going to sleep, Matt said goodbye to his cellmate, who immediately understood what he meant. But the day before the escape, the warden suddenly launched a surprise inspection. Sensing something unusual about Matt, he ordered the cell to be searched thoroughly, and eventually decided to inspect it himself. When he entered the cell, the warden immediately moved the box blocking the ventilation shaft. Matt broke into a cold sweat, terrified that his secret would be exposed. Luckily, the disguise he had prepared was convincing enough, and the warden noticed nothing unusual. Finding no evidence, he left with suspicions still on his face. Before leaving, he announced that Matt would be transferred to another cell the next day. During lunch, Matt told the other inmates the bad news. After discussing it, they decided to move the escape plan up to that very night. When darkness fell, the others began climbing through the ventilation shaft toward the roof one by one. But one inmate was too frightened to continue. In the end, he stayed behind alone, lying on his bed and silently crying.