In this chapter, we learn that the Duke of Arimathea has come to investigate the disappearance of the woman in the cloak. The Duke explains that when a person suddenly becomes spiritual, their halo around them begins to increase in brightness. This is a time when people are vulnerable because they are surrounded by other people's energy, and they will be tempted by those around them. He explains that his mother rejected these people when she was 19 years old, and she set up a barrier between her descendants and her own. This means that the people around her are also attracted to her spiritual energy, which they cannot ignore.