The scene switches to one somewhere in what appears to be a forested area of Iriomote Island where a hunter captures a young Iriomote Cat in the hopes of selling it off for tons of money. He then visits the site where the tragic accident occurred where he finds his mother's pendant, and cries in agony over what has happened. Black Jack spends the next few years undergoing excruciating rehabilitation and studying to become a doctor. He succeeds, but this leas to Black Jack's altered appearance and his mother is incapable of being saved. However, Doctor Jotaro Honma states his determination to save the patient. The doctors lament that their bodies are torn and covered with burn marks and that only a miracle can save them. The accident leaves both in critical condition and they are taken to he nearest hospital.
While playing on the beach, his mother notices a sign that states that the beach is dangerous due to undetonated bombs but before she can warn her son, he uniwttingly sets off a bomb. The episode begins with Black Jack as a young, normal healthy child at the beach with his mother. Black Jack visits an island and performs an operation on an Iriomote cat, a baby, and a politician in that order.
