Lizard announces that a convoy of government soldiers is heading their way, and asks the boys to volunteer. Unlike last time, Norman, Paul, and Jacob are chosen and given long knives—except for Norman. After praying, the rebel soldiers hide in ditches on the side of the road to ambush the soldiers; the boys with knives are in the back, while the soldiers with guns are in the front. The soldiers shoot out the convoy’s tires, then they attack.

Jacob lurches out of the ditch but stops when he realizes they aren’t attacking a convoy of soldiers, but rather of women and children. He freezes while watching the carnage, realizing afterward that three girls have been kidnapped, and more killed. With a sinking feeling, Jacob knows he won’t eat, since he didn’t kill anyone in the attack.

Afterward, Oteka smuggles food for the boys, but Lizard intervenes since Paul and Jacob didn’t kill anybody. Lizard throws Norman into the dirt and threatens to beat him with the butt of his rifle, but just then a rumbling fills the air: Kony has arrived.