The crowd is silent for the unfortunate, broken relationship between Ostrero and his wife until Stenfalk points out that they need to move quickly to escape. Stenfalk remarks that they should expose Vevoda’s role behind the massacre after they escape. S, on the other hand, feels “a blessing of his amnesia: he has no knowledge of any connections to others, and thus no connections to fear breaking […].”

In her footnote, FXC briefs the readers about the plot of the Bouchards to destroy the work movement. Jen asks Eric whether he hooks up with Illsa when they were in Paris, and the assumption is strongly rejected by Eric. “God, no, we pretty much ignored each other,” says Eric.