In a Spanish train station, Saji sits alone and browses through e-mails from Kinue and Louise. He recalls a nurse telling him that Louise's hand can't be regenerated because exposure to the Gundam's beam weapon has somehow resulted in cellular defects. The train to the airport departs, but Saji stays behind. At the United Nations assembly hall in New York, a military alliance is announced between the three superpowers to put an end to Celestial Being's terrorism. Watching the news in Azadistan, Shirin says that things seem to be going according to Celestial Being's plans, and Marina concludes that the more recent radical interventions were designed to unify the UN militarily. On the deserted island, Lockon is surprised that the appearance of the Trinitys triggered the end of their plan's f