The chapter opens with a conversation between the narrator and his daughter-in-law, Zena. Zena tells the narrator that her husband, Andry, is involved in an affair with another woman. The narrator says that he does not know how serious the affair is, and that he cannot afford to offend Zena's family. He says that if he had not married Aaron, he would have been in jail for having sex with a woman without her consent. He does not want to upset Zena now that he has a son, because she will not be able to go shopping at the mall with her husband. He tells her that she looks like she is living a life of luxury after getting married. She tells him that he is treating Andry like a "trash" after getting all the benefits of marriage. She says that she is thankful that she has taken him away from him. She adds that she will be disgusted for a long time after marrying Aaron.