Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Nelson was in a lot of pain from their injury but Samuel was well. _ didn't need to get some painkillers from the doctor.

Choice 1: Nelson was in a lot of pain from their injury but Samuel was well. Nelson didn't need to get some painkillers from the doctor.
Choice 2: Nelson was in a lot of pain from their injury but Samuel was well. Samuel didn't need to get some painkillers from the doctor.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.