Harrison Smedley lived in a 15th floor apartment with his wife. Smedley was obsessed with reincarnation and spent many years trying to determine whether or not it was real. Eventually, he decided it was real and he could prove it. Before his wife could stop him, he threw himself from the window to his death. The next day, he was reincarnated as a carnation. He was purchased and worn as a boutonniere.