- [first lines]
- Helen Davis: Some men have said that it takes a generation of peace to restore the vagrants of war to their homes, or give them a chance to find new homes. This is the story of a man who tried to forget the past and to start a new life. He did everything he thought was necessary, but he forgot one detail...
- Helen Davis: It's all such a waste!
- Vanderson: I know Miss Davis. These are the last reckonings of war. Their ruins have been blasted, cities have been cleared, new towns and villages and factories have been built, but it is the human wounds that take a long time to heal.