His little brother, whom he had saved from death in a swimming accident, perished without George to rescue him. His friends have taken different and often worse paths through life due to his absence. George returns to his town, and discovers that no one knows him. The man tells George that he should take the bag with him and pretend to be a door-to-door brush salesman if anyone addresses him. The man tells him that his wish has been granted and that he was never born. The man strikes up a conversation, and George tells the man that he wishes he had never been born. As he stands on a bridge on Christmas Eve, he is approached by a strange, unpleasantly dressed but well-mannered man with a bag. George Pratt, a man who is dissatisfied with his life, contemplates suicide.
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