Some say that people step out of the water, of Lee’s River, under Robert’s Bridge. Others say it’s a place for spirits. The town believes that dead rise from it, and as such, townsfolk are told not to swim there.

At the bottom of the river, the soldier boy and the bossman have fled General Lee, while five of their compatriots are still on land, not wanting to leave their families. The two lovers, however, are here now, in the river, where they don’t have to pretend they don’t know each other. The bossman, now, says that it must be safe to resurface and fight on land, but the soldier boy says it’s too dangerous. They argue back and forth about it: the bossman believes all will be done after the fight is over on land, but the soldier boy believes that they must now survive, alone, in the water, where they’re safe. An explosion breaks nearby, causing debris to fall in the river. The two men stick together.

Later, the two men hear a ship cutting through the water. They think it’s a fish, but they figure to check it out. Now, they have whiskers on their face. They wonder if the other five are more human-like. They talk about Abraham Lincoln, as they look at a coin in the river. Again, the soldier boy says that they’re safe down here, but the bossman says he doesn’t feel a sense of purpose. The soldier boy says they can love down here. The bossman misses his compatriots. They kiss. The bossman thinks about the world above.

The bossman brings his head up, past the surface, to see what caused another explosion to happen, while the soldier boy lays low. The bossman says a war is going on, which confirms the soldier boy’s fears, yet the bossman feels all the more urgent to go help out. Later, the bossman gets out of the water and begins marching. He explains to the soldier boy that he’ll go up to check things out but won’t be gone for long. The soldier boy notices that he is tired, weary, and asks if he’s alright.

The bossman swims. He thinks of his son, how he wants to fight for him. He surfaces, and his body transforms. He thinks about how he would rather be with the soldier boy. He looks at the bridge towering overhead. At a nearby park, he spots a man in strange clothing, with a strange device connected to his ears, who tells him he can’t swim in the river. The bossman asks for help, and the stranger obliges. The stranger asks him if he’s dressed like that for the parade on behalf of the Brave Seven, which happens every year. The bossman thinks about how they’ve been remembered through history.

Meanwhile, the soldier boy reconstructs the bridge underwater, with stones and coins. Moving through the river, he gets to a warhead and finds a revolver thrown away nearby. He feels newly emboldened and surfaces to find the bossman. The bossman calls for him, and hesitantly, the soldier boy marches to him. The bossman says that the past is the past and shouldn’t restrict them any further. A rainbow forms. The bossman says there are still problems in this world, though they are fixable. The bossman then orders the soldier boy a taxi, which will take him to a place where he will get help adjusting.

Later, the town stumbles upon the bossman’s pistol and the soldier boy’s musket. They remember the story of the seven. Sometimes, people enter the river, feeling its magical powers. Sometimes, a group is sighted coming into the river and disappearing for hours. The river flows.