when the explorer's boat arrives to take them back to england, tarzan is sad to see jane leaving. clayton tricks tarzan into believing that jane will remain in africa forever if he shows her the gorillas. tarzan persuades tantor and terk to lead kerchak away from the explorers. the plan seemingly works and tarzan leads the explorers to the gorilla nesting grounds. the explorers are happy to mingle with the apes, but then kerchak arrives and attacks the humans. tarzan restrains him to save the explorers and leaves the troop, having alienated himself. when kala finds him, staring off into the distance, she takes him to the treehouse where she found him as a baby. tarzan then decides to go to england with the explorers.