 27. BRENDAS DEATH IN NEW YORK, 1998 (RESTORED FLASHBACK 2): Connor visits   the grave of his dead wife, Brenda. In a new voice over, Brenda tells him   she is sorry to be leaving him so soon. There is a dissolve into a shot of   the setting sun (used as the opening shot of the American version) bearing   the title: "New York, 1998." Totally new footage follows, revealing Brenda   in a hospital bed, burned and covered with bandages, the victim of radiation   poisoning. She makes Connor promise to help save others from the radiation   that is killing her. This promise becomes Connors motivation for building   the Shield. Brenda dies while holding his hand. As he walks away, the camera   pulls back to show a vast hall full of radiation victims. This shot was also   found in the American version, but at the beginning of the film. This   sequence also includes new music. 