flower are gone from stand mat is unrolled man lies on it sleeping suddenly he starts he lifts up his hear he listens silence he goes back to sleep another start he lifts up his head strains to hear slowly we begin to make out the strains of a single shakuhachi playing a haunting line . it is very soft . he strains to hear it . the instrument slowly faded out . he waits for it returm but it does not . he takes out the stolen flower. he stares into it