Dr Sadao was first a doctor and then anything else. He and Hana found a prisoner of war wounded and bleeding. He at once packed the wound with sea moss. Sadao was in ,a dilemma. The wounded man was an American. Japan was at war with America. If he sheltered a white man, he could be arrested. If he handed him over the police, the soldier would certainly die. All Americans were their enemies. Still he brought the man home, washed his wounds. He knew that the man would die if he was not operated on.
Dr Sadao and his wife faced the displeasure of their servants. The old gardener thought that his master must let the white man die. Dr Sadao ignored all these warnings. He heard the call of his profession and operated on the prisoner of war.
Thinking lest Tom should be arrested, he made elaborate arrangements for his escape. He did all these sacrifices putting himself and his wife at maximum risk. He rose to the occasion and did what only a devoted doctor could have done in the circumstances. Thus he honoured his duty towards his nation as well as that towards his profession.
