 At a viewing of the commercial, Atuk realizes that by editing, McKuen has used him to sell his message.Atuk now knowing that he's been taken advantage of, breaks Bishop out of the military academy and using a dog sled, hurries to a hearing about plans for The Emerald and convinces everyone there that he was wrong to endorse McKuen's plans because the project will be bad for the land.With all of the investors for the project pulled out, McKuen and Bishop reconcile.