After braving several obstacles, Jack and Rose return to the boat deck. All lifeboats have departed and passengers are falling to their deaths as the stern rises from the water. The ship breaks in half, lifting the stern into the air. Jack and Rose ride the stern into the ocean and he helps her onto a wooden panel only buoyant enough for one person. Holding the edge, Jack assures Rose she will die an old woman, warm in her bed. He dies from hypothermia but Rose is saved.