After their escape from prison where Louie DeGas breaks his ankle after jumping over the wall, there is a later scene in the boat where apparently gangrene has set in and Juliot has to amputate Louie's lower leg as Papillion holds him down. After Papillion is caught and serves 5 more years in solitary confinement, he catches up to Louie now imprisoned on one of the smaller islands (tending to his garden). Remarkably, Louie is now fully ambulatory, wearing two shoes, walking and at times running - without a crutch, cane, or even a limp.