Michaels history teacher informs him that hes already failing his class after less than a month into the semester, and demands that he complete a report about World War II by interviewing a WWII veteran.
Michael confesses that he was one of those saved, then uses his thumb to light Carvers cigarette.
They hug, and Michael is so transformed by the experience that he takes Maria to see the Granolith, thanks her for being there for him, and then tells her that according to Carvers story, somewhere there are four more aliens like them.