We have changed our privacy policy. In addition, we use cookies on our website for various purposes. By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can learn about our practices by reading our privacy policy.

The English Patient Scene 23 Summary

  • Back in the present, Almásy says Katharine died because of him. Because he loved her. Because he had the wrong name.
  • But he did get back to the cave. Since the English think he's German anyway, he traded his expedition maps to German soldiers for a plane.
  • That's the plane he took to the desert, where Katharine was waiting in the cave.
  • Caravaggio says he planned to kill Almásy, but now he can't do it.
  • Outside, Kip tells Hana he's being transferred.
  • He is still very upset that his friend died.
  • Speaking of dead friends, Almásy flashes back to finding Katharine dead in the cave.
  • Hana comes into the bedroom, and Almásy isn't moving. Is he dead?
  • No, he's lost in thought.
  • But he tells Hana he will die soon.
  • A toot comes from outside. It's Kip on his motorbike.
  • He's leaving. Perhaps one day they'll meet again, at the church where he showed her the paintings. And he speeds away.
  • In the bedrooms, Hana prepares Almásy's morphine.
  • He knocks over the box of vials. Rude.
  • Then he slides them toward her. He wants her to end his life.
  • "Read me to sleep," he asks. And Hana weeps as she fills the syringe.