A doctor is pacing around a ship’s cabin while his patient, Hallett, lies in a cot near him. They talk about the darkness around them and the darkness in Europe as the Allies fight against the Central Powers. The doctor wonders how Prussia is withstanding the onslaught from the Allies against all odds and says they shouldn’t be able to do it. Hallett says the difference between what the Allies are fighting for and what the Central Powers are fighting for is that the latter has a dream. They dream of a world renewed under their power, while the Allies fight mainly out of fear. The doctor asks what their dream needs to be, and Hallett says democracy. If the Allies can fight for a dream of a safe world where democracy can flourish, they can win the war. As the ship continued, they heard the bell toll, indicating that “all is well.” Hallett says that this may be the darkest hour they have been in but that the star above him is very bright.