wˌɛn ðə tʃˈaɪld ɪz bˈɔːɹn, hˈæɹəld, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˈɔːɹdɚz, ɐbˈændənz hɪz wˈaɪf ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnz tə hɪz plˈænɪt, bˌʌt hɪz sˈædnəs ˌoʊvɚ hˈɜːɾɪŋ sˈuːzən lˈiːvz hˌɪm wɪð ɡˈɪlt ænd sˈɛkənd θˈɔːts ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ pˈiːpəl fɹʌm hɪz wˈɜːld θiəɹˈɛɾɪkli hæv nˈoʊ ɪmˈoʊʃənz, sˌoʊ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə wˈɪʃᵻz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪdɑːn, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnz ðə bˈeɪbi tə sˈuːzən ænd tˈɛlz hɜː ðə tɹˈuːθ.
When the child is born, Harold, following orders, abandons his wife and returns to his planet, but his sadness over hurting Susan leaves him with guilt and second thoughts even though people from his world theoretically have no emotions, so against the wishes of Graydon, he returns the baby to Susan and tells her the truth.