Marc left before the sun had set on his first day and returned to his unit shortly before dawn. Marc was then informed of an overzealous commander volunteering three of his men to go over the top during a recent push. Only one made it back alive, and it would take him months to recover in a hospital before they sent him home.

To thank the commander for taking liberties with his men, Marc visited him in the night and left the man with a serious case of anaemia. This went on for eight days until the commander collapsed while getting orders from the general about an incoming offensive. The general summarily relieved him of his duties and ordered him to undergo medical evaluation.